Charles Albert Bender : National Hall of Fame pitcher / Kade Ferris.
Material type: TextSeries: Minnesota Native American lives seriesPublisher: Minneapolis, MN : Wise Ink Creative Publishing, 2020Description: 58 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781634893657
- 1634893654
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | BENDER, C. F394 | Available | 33111010465033 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Charles Albert Bender invented the slider. He was a World Series-winning pitcher and the first Minnesotan inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He grew up poor on a farm where he worked in the fields. He lived far away from his home and family while attending an Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania. Charles Albert Bender worked hard all his life and defined his success by the amount of effort he put into something. His story is a Minnesota Native American life. The Minnesota Native American Lives Series includes biographies of Charles Albert Bender, Ella Cara Deloria, and Peggy Flanagan. Read all three! Book jacket.
Middle grade.
"Charles Albert Bender invented the slider. He was a World Series-winning pitcher and the first Minnesotan inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He grew up poor on a farm where he worked in the fields. He lived far away from his home and family while attending an Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania."--Provided by publisher.
From the forests to the fields -- Grade school days -- Carlisle school -- Sports -- An up-and-coming prospect -- A new ace -- The learning curve: Inventing the slider -- Racism and redemption -- Aww, shoot! -- The world series -- The king of the dynasty -- Jumping the fence -- Life after the pros -- Retirement -- Charles Bender career statistics -- Ideas for writing and discussion -- Ideas for visual projects -- Ideas for further learning -- Timeline -- About the author -- About the illustrator -- About the series editors.