| Just Like Josh Gibson Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Johnson, Angela (Author), Peck, Beth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 141692728X ISBN-13: 9781416927280 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Johnson and artist Peck deliver a beautiful picture book about an African-American girl growing up in the 1940s who wants to play baseball like her hero, Negro League player Josh Gibson. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2001049531 |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 8.44" W x 11.14" (0.36 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 al |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Angela: - Angela Johnson has won three Coretta Scott King Awards, one each for her novels The First Part Last, Heaven, and Toning the Sweep. The First Part Last was also the recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award. She is also the author of the novels Looking for Red and A Certain October. Her books for younger readers include the Coretta Scott King Honor Book When I Am Old with You, illustrated by David Soman; Wind Flyers and I Dream of Trains, both illustrated by Loren Long; and Lottie Paris Lives Here and its sequel Lottie Paris and the Best Place, both illustrated by Scott M. Fischer. Additional picture books include A Sweet Smell of Roses, Just Like Josh Gibson, The Day Ray Got Away, and All Different Now. In recognition of her outstanding talent, Angela was named a 2003 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Kent, Ohio. Visit her at AJohnsonAuthor.com. |