Just Like Josh Gibson

English

ISBN: 141692728X

EAN: 9781416927280

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American/Juvenile Fiction / Family / Multigenerational/Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Dating & Sex/Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers

Release Date: 01/31/2007

Age Range: 5-7

Synopsis: The story goes... Grandmama could hit the ball a mile, catch anything that was thrown, and do everything else -- just like Josh Gibson. But unfortunately, no matter how well a girl growing up in the 1940s played the game of baseball, she would have faced tremendous challenges. These challenges are not unlike those met by the legendary Josh Gibson, arguably the best Negro-League player to never make it into the majors. In a poignant tribute to anyone whos had a dream deferred, two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and celebrated artist Beth Peck offer up this reminder -- that the small steps made by each of us inspire us all.

Just Like Josh Gibson

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Picture Book

Height: 0.2 inches

Width: 9.5 inches

Length: 11.5 inches

Weight: 5.89 oz

Pages: 32