Name: She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story
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Author: Vernick, Audrey ; Tate, Don
ISBN: 9780061349225

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She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story

Type

Physical Book

Author

Audrey Vernick

Illustrated by

Don Tate

Publisher

Balzer & Bray/Harperteen

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

27.2 x 21.1 x 0.5 cm

Weight

0.16 kg.

ISBN13

9780061349225

Synopsis "She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story "

"A wonderful picture book biography. Little girls will be inspired."* This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.Effa always loved baseball. As a young woman, she would go to Yankee Stadium just to see Babe Ruth's mighty swing. But she never dreamed she would someday own a baseball team. Or be the first--and only--woman ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.From her childhood in Philadelphia to her groundbreaking role as business manager and owner of the Newark Eagles, Effa Manley always fought for what was right. And she always swung for the fences.From author Audrey Vernick and illustrator Don Tate comes the remarkable story of an all-star of a woman.*Brightly.com

Don Tate

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Author of numerous award-winning illustrated book biographies and illustrator of over eighty acclaimed commercial and educational books for young people. In addition to writing and illustrating, he presents at elementary schools, reading and writing conferences, literary and book festivals. He is the founder of The Brown Bookshelf, a blog dedicated to promoting youth literature created by Black authors.

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