Baseball Heroes
Dec 2010 · Good Sports Book 1 · Sold by HarperCollins
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Baseball Heroes is the first book in the middle grade nonfiction series Good Sports, about the inspiring life stories of major league athletes who have overcome obstacles in the course of their life and careers. Each book tells the stories of athletes who have encountered and overcome significant obstacles, and whose story exemplifies character and nerve in the face of adversity. Baseball Heroes highlights players who were among the first to break through barriers of race, ethnicity and even sex in order to play professional baseball. Subjects include Jackie Robinson, Hank Greenburg, Fernando Valenzuela, and Ila Borders.
This ebook includes a sample chapter of YES, SHE CAN!.
Discover the true stories of the athletes who changed America’s pastime.
- Breaking the Color Line: Follow Jackie Robinson as he endures racist taunts and challenges to become the first African American to play in the major leagues in the 20th century.
- Fighting Prejudice: Discover how Hank Greenberg, one of the first Jewish superstars, battled vicious slurs and anti-Semitism with courage and home runs.
- Inspiring a Nation: Meet Fernando Valenzuela, the young pitcher from Mexico whose incredible talent sparked "Fernandomania" and brought millions of new Latino fans to the game.
- A Woman in the Game: Learn about Ila Borders, the trailblazing pitcher who shattered barriers to become the first woman to play and win in men’s professional baseball.
Baseball Heroes is the first book in the middle grade nonfiction series Good Sports, about the inspiring life stories of major league athletes who have overcome obstacles in the course of their life and careers. Each book tells the stories of athletes who have encountered and overcome significant...
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rishi bhanushali
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June 22, 2014
very bad no worth of 51 rupees at all wastage of money
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Jelani Simon
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March 29, 2023
just beautiful
About the author
Glenn Stout is a writer, author, and editor, and served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing, and founding editor of The Year’s Best Sports Writing. He is also the author of Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid, Fenway 1912, Nine Months at Ground Zero, and many other award-winning and best-selling books. He also served as a consultant on the Disney+ film adaptation of Young Woman and the Sea. Stout lives in Lake Champlain in Vermont.
Glenn Stout is a writer, author, and editor, and served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing, and founding editor of The Year’s Best Sports Writing. He is also the author of Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid, Fenway 1912, Nine Months at Ground Zero, and many other award-winning and bes...
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