| Just Like Josh Gibson Contributor(s): Johnson, Angela (Author), Peck, Beth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0756980887 ISBN-13: 9780756980887 Publisher: Perfection Learning OUR PRICE: $16.92 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: January 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 9.4" W x 11.4" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 75659 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 who's 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. |