Ebook {Epub PDF} The Rhino in Right Field by Stacy DeKeyser

This book mixes history with sports and throws in a dash of friendship advice, a smattering of humor, a big dollop of encouragement to work hard for what you want, and then tosses in a 2, lb rhinoceros named Tank just to keep readers on their toes/5().  · Book Trailer. The Rhino in Right Field.. Hardcover: Paperback: e-book: A boy who loves baseball must get past his hard-working immigrant parents—and the rhino in the outfield—to become a batboy in this laugh-out-loud middle grade novel in the tradition of The Sandlot.

The Rhino in Right Field; The Rhino in Right Field ebook By Stacy DeKeyser. Read a Sample. Sign up to save your library. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. Nick and his friends play ball in the city zoo—and Tank lives just beyond the right field fence. Nick's. The Rhino in Right Field is a made-up story. Of course it is! Climbing into animal pens at the zoo? A parade of zoo animals? An escape? None of that stuff could happen in real life. Could it? You might be surprised. Here (in alphabetical order) is a roundup of the very real people, places, and events that found their way into The Rhino in Right Field. - Here is some of the real-life inspiration for the story and characters behind my novel for kids, THE RHINO IN RIGHT FIELD, about growing up in a city that very closely resembles Milwaukee in the late s.. See more ideas about milwaukee, life inspiration, real life.

The Rhino in Right Field CHAPTER 1 EVERYTHING STARTED ON the day I had that close call with Tank. Tank lives two blocks away, so I see him almost every day, but he usually ignores me. This is probably for the best, since Tank is a rhinoceros. A 2,pound Diceros bicornis with a seventeen-inch horn, according to the sign on his fence. This book mixes history with sports and throws in a dash of friendship advice, a smattering of humor, a big dollop of encouragement to work hard for what you want, and then tosses in a 2, lb rhinoceros named Tank just to keep readers on their toes. Complicating matters is Tank the Rhino, the 2,pound rhinoceros who lives in the city zoo adjacent to the field where Nick and his friends play ball. Nick is petrified of the creature. In order to enter the contest, Nick will have to lie and manipulate his friends and family. The details about Greek culture enrich the story.