Able to Play: Overcoming Physical Challenges Contributor(s): Stout, Glenn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547417330 ISBN-13: 9780547417332 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $6.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2011020502 |
Lexile Measure: 1050 |
Series: Good Sports (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.4" (0.25 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Real Life Heroes - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest - Topical - Boy's Interest |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 150479 Reading Level: 6.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Able to Play shares the inspiring stories of four baseball players. Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, Ron Santo, Jim Abbott, and Curtis Pride faced physical challenges other players didn't have. With determination and guts, they didn't just overcome; they excelled. This book is a game-changing celebration of overcoming odds. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stout, Glenn: - GLENN STOUT is a freelance writer, author, and editorial consultant and has served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing since its inception. He is the author of Young Woman and the Sea and Fenway 1912, and has collaborated with Richard Johnson on Red Sox Century, Yankees Century, The Cubs and The Dodgers. Stout has lived in and around Boston for 20 years, and currently lives in Vermont. |