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    The Story of a Baseball Bat: It Starts with Wood
    The Story of a Baseball Bat: It Starts with Wood
    The Story of a Baseball Bat: It Starts with Wood
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    The Story of a Baseball Bat: It Starts with Wood

    By Robin Nelson

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    How does a tree become a baseball bat? First, a tree is cut into logs. Then logs are cut and shaped. Next a machine carves them. Then the bat is sanded. Follow the process step by step.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2021
    ISBN9781728410005
    The Story of a Baseball Bat: It Starts with Wood
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    Robin Nelson

    Robin Nelson's careers have always kept her surrounded by books—as an elementary teacher, working at a publishing company, and now working as a school library media specialist. But her favorite job is writing books for kids. She has written many nonfiction books for children. She lives with her family in Minneapolis.

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