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Aladdin Paperbacks, 2003-01-01

Satchel Paige

Satchel Paige

Lesa Cline-Ransome, Author

James E Ransome, Illustrator

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9780689856815

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This picture-book biography profiles the first African American to pitch in a major league world series. Covering Paige's days in the Negro semi-pro and major leagues to the years he pitched for the Cleveland Indians, this action-filled book is ideal for baseball fans of all ages. Full color.
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Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Baseball & Softball • Biography & Autobiography • General • JNF007000 • JNF018010 • JNF054010 • Juvenile Nonfiction • Sports & Recreation

Age Range • 6-10

Pages • 40

Subjects • Paige • Leroy • Baseball players • United States • African Americans

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball & Softball • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General

Play ball with Satchel Paige with this nonfiction picture book biography from two Coretta Scott King Award-winning creators.

No one pitched like Leroy "Satchel" Paige. Fans packed the stands to see how many batters he could strike out in one game. He dazzled them with his unique pitching style, and he even gave nicknames to some of his trademark pitches--there was the "hesitation," his magic slow ball, and the "bee ball," named because it would always "be" where he wanted it to be.

Follow Satch'​s career through these beautiful illustrations as he begins playing in the semi-pros and goes on to become the first African American to pitch in a major League World Series, and the first Negro Leaguer to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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