The Kid From Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton
Author: Vernick, Audrey. Illus. by Steven Salerno. 2016. 40p. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Clarion. PreS-Gr.4.
About
Edith Houghton was told that girls don’t play baseball, but at age ten, she tried out for a professional baseball team, the Philadelphia Bobbies, and became their starting shortstop.
Details
ISBN:
978-0-544-61163-4
Awards Won
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The Amelia Bloomer Book List
The Amelia Bloomer Project, a committee of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, compiles the Amelia Bloomer List, an annual annotated book list (or bibliography) of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers (ages birth through 18).
Please note, this award is now called "Rise: A Feminist Book Project"
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2017 - Selection(s) |
