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Books : Children's Books : Sports & Activities : Sports : Baseball : Nonfiction
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Capturing the suspense and play-by-play action of nine major league plays and the personalities of the athletes that made them, a fan's treasury includes Willie May's 1954 World Series catch and Jim Abbott's no-hitter.
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"We are the ship; all else the sea."--Rube Foster, founder of the Negro National LeagueThe story of Negro League baseball is the story of gifted athletes and determined owners; of racial discrimination and international sportsmanship; of fortunes won and lost; of triumphs and defeats on and off the field. It is a perfect mirror for the social and political history of black America in the first half of the twentieth century. But most of all, the story of the Negro Leagues is about hundreds of unsung heroes who overcame segregation, hatred, terrible conditions, and low pay to do the one thing they loved more than anything else in the world: play ball. Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through its decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. The voice is so authentic, you will feel as if you are sitting on dusty bleachers listening intently to the memories of a man who has known the great ballplayers of that time and shared their experiences. But what makes this book so outstanding are the dozens of full-page and double-page oil paintings--breathtaking in their perspectives, rich in emotion, and created with understanding and affection for these lost heroes of our national game.
We Are the Ship is a tour de force for baseball lovers of all ages.
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ylvester loved baseball, but he wasn't what you'd call a good hitter. He had already decided against joining the Redbirds when he met George Baruth, a mysterious man who promised to help him play better. Before long Sylvester is hitting home runs every time! But along with his good luck comes troubling questions . . .
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This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a major league baseball team and how on a fateful day in Cincinnati, PeeWee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie his teammate.
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Some ball players are remembered for their home runs and great plays--but imagine being famous for blowing the game. Offering play-by-play descriptions of the games, historical trivia, and lifetime statistics of key players, this book shows how life goes on even after the worst moments--and how a little mistake can sometimes make a very big difference. Photos.
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Told in delightful verse and charming illustrations, "86 Years: The Legend of the Boston Red Sox" is a "Casey at the Bat" for the 21st century. Sure to become a classic, it is a treasure for every generation, for generations to come.
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Illustrated by Melanie Rose-PoppNow anyone can be one of the "boys or girls of summer" and get a home plate view of America's favorite pastime in H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet. This new offering in our line of children's alphabet books brings the game of baseball to entertaining and informative life. Sports writer Brad Herzog pairs easy-to-read rhymes with detailed expository so that readers are pitched baseball's facts, faces, history, and places from A-Z.
Brad Herzog's first published story was an article for his high school newspaper about his evening as an honorary batboy for the Chicago White Sox. He has been writing about baseball ever since. A writer of more than a dozen fiction and nonfiction children's books, Brad wrote Kis for Kick: A Soccer Alphabet, also published by Sleeping Bear Press. He lives on California's Monterey Peninsula.
H is for Home Run is Melanie Rose-Popp's second pairing with Brad Herzog. She has also illustrated Kis for Kick: A Soccer Alphabet, M is for Maple: A Canadian Alphabet, and Z is for Zamboni: A Hockey Alphabet. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art, Melanie lives in Mississauga, Canada, with her husband and young son. (20050601)
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The Everything KIDS' Baseball Book, now in its updated fourth edition, packs all the fun facts, incredible stats, and amazing history of America's favorite national pastime into one powerhouse volume! You'll hit pay dirt with tons of stats on the greatest players (old and new), teams, and managers-plus! tips on how to play and how to score.
Find updated information on:- Baseball greats, like Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson
- How to keep track of your favorite team's stats and scores
- Power hitters, like David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez
- The 2005 World Series Champions
Loaded with all you need to know to be an all-star player and a baseball trivia pro, The Everything KIDS' Baseball Book, Fourth Edition, delivers one grand slam after another!
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Baseball is fun - let's play!
Find all the basics in this lively guide.
- The markings on a baseball diamond
- What baseball players wear
- The positions, from catcher to left fielder
- The excitement of the pitch
- The thrill of hitting a home run
All these and more are included, with a useful glossary at the end.
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Grab your ticket to Game 5 of the 1947 World Series! Come back in time to historic Ebbets Field for all the thrill and excitement of a day at the ballpark. Join the crowd in the stands as they root, root, root for the home team Dodgers who battle their archrivals, the New York Yankees! See Jackie Robinson, Spec Shea, Cookie Lavagetto, and announcer Red Barber -- plus the famous Dodger fans. For baseball lovers of all ages, here's a book that's sure to be a home run!
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The popular narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game, with additional text placing it in the context of Little League.
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A biography of the well-loved baseball personality who set many records and made home runs a common part of the game.
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Baseball Hall of Famer Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1905? - 1982) changed the face of the game in a career that spanned five decades. Much has been written about this larger-than-life pitcher, but when it comes to Paige, fact does not easily separate from fiction. He made a point of writing his own history...and then re-writing it. A tall, lanky fireballer, he was arguably the Negro League's hardest thrower, most entertaining storyteller and greatest gate attraction. Now the Center for Cartoon Studies turns a graphic novelist's eye to Paige's story. Told from the point of view of a sharecropper, this compelling narrative follows Paige from game to game as he travels throughout the segregated South.In stark prose and powerful graphics, author and artist share the story of a sports hero, role model, consummate showman, and era-defining American.
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hen he was a little boy, Derek Jeter had only one dream: he wanted to play shortstop for the New York Yankees. Today he lives that dream. One of the most revered players in Major League Baseball, Derek Jeter inspires young people with his determination and outstanding athletic abilities.
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Alex Rodriguez is the one of the most electrifying baseball players to hit the diamond in recent years. Drafted right out of high school, he has suffered none of the adjustment problems that typically plague young players. On the contrary, he has shown the world what it means to be a superstar, not just on the field but in life. His outstanding play with the Seattle Mariners helped send that team to post-season playoff games year after year. Yet never has A-Rod let success and fame go to his head. Alex Rodriguez's commitment to the game and sportsmanship has made him respected and admired by fellow players and fans the world over. This new biography traces Alex's career from the Seattle Mariners to his latest position with the Texas Rangers.
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A biography focusing on the childhood of one of the greatest professional baseball players, who is remembered for playing 2,130 consecutive games in 14 seasons with the New York Yankees.
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In a career that spanned more than 30 years, George Herman -Babe+ Ruth changed the way the sport of baseball was played. He was the first true power hitter, a strong pitcher, and in the outfield made some amazing game-saving catches. His love of the sport shined through in the way he laughed while jogging around the bases, in how he kidded and horsed around with teammates, and in his overall determination to win. But there was a darker side to Babe, one that nearly ruined his career-and his life. In the end, however, Ruth managed to overcome his personal demons, recapture his health, and go on to lead his beloved Yankees to championship status. Simply put, there has never been another player like the Babe. Get to know a true legend.
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"And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has struck out." Those lines have echoed through the decades, the final stanza of a poem published pseudonymously in the June 3, 1888, issue of the San Francisco Examiner. Its author would rather have seen it forgotten. Instead, Ernest Thayer's poem has taken a well-deserved place as an enduring icon of Americana. Christopher Bing's magnificent version of this immortal ballad of the flailing 19th-century baseball star is rendered as though it had been newly discovered in a hundred-year-old scrapbook. Bing seamlessly weaves real and trompe l'oeil reproductions of artifacts-period baseball cards, tickets, advertisements, and a host of other memorabilia into the narrative to present a rich and multifaceted panorama of a bygone era. A book to be pored over by children, treasured by aficionados of the sport-and given as a gift to all ages: a tragi-comic celebration of heroism and of a golden era of sport.
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Motivated by her love for the game and inspired by the legendary Jackie Robinson, Mamie Johnson is determined to be a professional baseball pitcher. But in a sport that’s dominated by white men, there is no place for a black woman. Mamie doesn’t give up— from the time she insists on trying out for the all-male, all-white Police Athletic League team until she realizes her dream and becomes one of only three women to play in the Negro Leagues. Mamie Johnson’s life shows that with courage and perseverance one can overcome even the greatest challenges.