Cross-Curricular Connections

Janet is a left-handed pitcher, or a “southpaw”. Have you ever wondered why there are many left-handed pitchers in professional baseball but very few left-handed catchers? Click on the link below learn why left-handed catchers are so rare.

http://ask.yahoo.com/20000725.html

Since “The Southpaw” was written in the 1970s, the letters in the story were written on paper, not on the computer. Have you ever written anyone a letter? Click on the link below to learn how to write a letter.

http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/letterwriter/