β Scribed by Glenn Stout
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Baseball Heroes is the first book in the new middle grade nonfiction series Good Sports, about the inspiring life stories of major league athletes who have overcome obstacles in the course of their life and careers. Each book tells the stories of athletes who have encountered and overcome significant obstacles, and whose story exempifies character and nerve in the face of adversity. Baseball Heroes highlights players who were among the first to break through barriers of race, ethnicity and even sex in order to play professional baseball. Subjects include Jackie Robinson, Hank Greenburg, Fernando Valenzuela, and Ila Borders.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Hank's lasting lesson -- Jackie's big test -- Fernandomania -- For love of the game.
21 unnumbered pages : 23 cm
Contents -- 1. Sometimes Dreams Come True -- 2. Losing Their Home -- 3. Γ’β¬ΕWow, She Can Really WorkΓ’β¬? -- 4. Γ’β¬ΕThey Finally Got Tired of My AskingΓ’β¬? -- 5. Playing Ball during the War -- 6. Tryouts -- 7. Γ’β¬ΕAm I Going to Be Able to Keep Up with These Girls?Γ’β¬? -- 8. Γ’β¬ΕI Was Just Too Serious about
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"A Touchstone book."
From an award-winning graphic artist and baseball historian comes a strikingly original illustrated history of baseball's forgotten heroes, including stars of the Negro Leagues, barnstorming teams, semi-pro leagues, foreign leagues, and famous players like Shoeless Joe Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Will