A Negro League Scrapbook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781590780916)

Featuring lively verse, fascinating facts, and archival photographs, here is a celebration of the Negro Leagues and the great players who went unrecognized in their time.

Imagine that you are an outstanding baseball player but banned from the major leagues. Imagine that you are breaking records but the world ignores your achievements. Imagine having a dream but no chance to make that dream come true.

This is what life was like for African American baseball players before Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. Meet Josh Gibson, called "the black Babe Ruth," who hit seventy-five home runs in 1931; James "Cool Papa" Bell, the fastest man in baseball; legendary Satchel Paige, who once struck out twenty-four batters in a single game; and, of course, Jackie Robinson, the first black player in Major League Baseball, and one of the greatest players of all time.

Written by acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford with a foreword by Buck O'Neil, a Negro leagues legend whose baseball contributions spanned eight decades, this book is a home run for baseball and history lovers, and makes a great gift for both boys and girls.

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
ISBN-10: 1590780914
ISBN-13: 9781590780916
Publisher: Astra Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2005
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.94h x 11.28w x 0.39d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 86794 / Negro League Scrapbook


Review Citation(s):
Black Issues Book Review 05/01/2005 pg. 67
Multicultural Review 09/01/2005 pg. 106
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 388 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
School Library Journal 03/01/2005 pg. 236
Booklist 12/15/2004 pg. 731
Booklist 02/01/2005 pg. 976
Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2005 pg. 297
PW Notes and Reprints 02/07/2005 pg. 61