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Assignment: First, download and print the Book Report TicTacToe Choice Board. Choose one option from the board you would like to complete, with the help of your parent. Then, choose one of the books below from our classroom library to complete the project. The book report project is due to me at the conclusion of our unit.
Books About Josh Gibson and Baseball
Coming Home A Story of Josh Gibson Baseball's Greatest Hitter
by Nanette Mellage
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"He hit more home runs than Mark McGwire, Babe Ruth, or Hank Aaron. He was the best in the game, yet he was never allowed to play in the Major Leagues. And he died just four months before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. His name was Josh Gibson, and Coming Home is his incredible story. This beautifully illustrated tribute to baseball's greatest home run hitter is the first picture book every published about Josh Gibson."
We Are the Ship The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson
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“We are the ship; all else the sea.”—Rube Foster, founder of the Negro National League
"The story of Negro League baseball is the story of gifted athletes and determined owners; of racial discrimination and international sportsmanship; of fortunes won and lost; of triumphs and defeats on and off the field. It is a perfect mirror for the social and political history of black America in the first half of the twentieth century. But most of all, the story of the Negro Leagues is about hundreds of unsung heroes who overcame segregation, hatred, terrible conditions, and low pay to do the one thing they loved more than anything else in the world: play ball."
"The story of Negro League baseball is the story of gifted athletes and determined owners; of racial discrimination and international sportsmanship; of fortunes won and lost; of triumphs and defeats on and off the field. It is a perfect mirror for the social and political history of black America in the first half of the twentieth century. But most of all, the story of the Negro Leagues is about hundreds of unsung heroes who overcame segregation, hatred, terrible conditions, and low pay to do the one thing they loved more than anything else in the world: play ball."
Just Like Josh Gibson by Angela Johnson
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"The story goes... Grandmama could hit the ball a mile,
catch anything that was thrown,
and do everything else --
just like Josh Gibson.
But unfortunately, no matter how well a girl growing up in the 1940s played the game of baseball, she would have faced tremendous challenges. These challenges are not unlike those met by the legendary Josh Gibson, arguably the best Negro-League player to never make it into the majors.
In a poignant tribute to anyone who's had a dream deferred, two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and celebrated artist Beth Peck offer up this reminder -- that the small steps made by each of us inspire us all."
catch anything that was thrown,
and do everything else --
just like Josh Gibson.
But unfortunately, no matter how well a girl growing up in the 1940s played the game of baseball, she would have faced tremendous challenges. These challenges are not unlike those met by the legendary Josh Gibson, arguably the best Negro-League player to never make it into the majors.
In a poignant tribute to anyone who's had a dream deferred, two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and celebrated artist Beth Peck offer up this reminder -- that the small steps made by each of us inspire us all."
The Everything Kids Baseball Book by Greg Jacobs
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"Do you know:
How players make it into the hall of fame?
Who holds the record for the most stolen bases?
What the curse of the Bambino" is?
The Everything Kids' Baseball Book, 7th Edition answers these questions and more!"
How players make it into the hall of fame?
Who holds the record for the most stolen bases?
What the curse of the Bambino" is?
The Everything Kids' Baseball Book, 7th Edition answers these questions and more!"
Baseball Hall of Famers of the Negro Leagues Josh Gibson
by Nick Twemlow
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"Presents a biography of the home run hitter and chronicles the history of African American participation in organized baseball, the formation of the Negro leagues, and racial politics in America."
Parents: The book descriptions above are from the website, http://www.amazon.com/
Click on the pictures of the books for links to ordering information.
Click on the pictures of the books for links to ordering information.