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Contenders : two Native baseball players, one World Series / written by Traci Sorell ; illustrated by Arigon Starr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Kokila, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593406472
  • 0593406478
Other title:
  • Two Native baseball players, one World Series
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Native Ways of Knowing Indigenous Books
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 796.3576 S713 Available 33111011062375
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 796.3576 S713 Available 33111011281363
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native pro baseball players to face off in a World Series. This picture book teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports.

Charles Bender grew up on the White Earth Reservation in Northwestern Minnesota. John Meyers was raised on the Cahuilla reservation in Southern California.Despite their mutual respect for each other's talents and their shared dedication to Native representation in baseball, the media was determined to pit them against each other.

However, they never gave up on their dreams of being pro baseball players and didn't let the supposed rivalry created by the media or the racism they faced within the stadium stop them.They continued to break barriers and went on to play a combined total of nine championships.

With text by Traci Sorell and illustrations by Arigon Starr that brings these two players to life, the stories of John Meyers and Charles Bender remain an inspiration for achievingand maintaining one's dreams in the face of prejudice.

Includes bibliographical references.

"The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 6-9 Kokila.

Grades 2-3 Kokila.

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