The kid from Diamond Street : the extraordinary story of baseball legend Edith Houghton / Audrey Vernick ; illustrated by Steven Salerno.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, New York : Clarion Books, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 36 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780544611634
- 0544611632
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | Houghton E. V536 | Available | 33111008158087 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Houghton E. V536 | Available | 33111008374056 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Audrey Vernick and Steven Salerno have again collaborated to bring us a captivating picture book about a compelling but little-known piece of baseball history. Beginning in 1922, when Edith Houghton was only ten years old, she tried out for a women's professional baseball team, the Philadelphia Bobbies. Though she was the smallest on the field, soon reporters were talking about "The Kid" and her incredible skill, and crowds were packing the stands to see her play. Her story reminds us that baseball has never been about just men and boys. Baseball is also about talented girls willing to work hard to play any way they can.
"A historical picture book about Edith Houghton, a female baseball phenomenon who joined the professional women's team the Bobbies at the age of 10."-- Provided by publisher.