Nanette Mellage
Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu
Bridge Water Books
Copyright 2001
15 pages
Historical Fiction
This book is written from the perspective of Josh Gibson's biggest fan. He tells of how in that time, 1930, that there was segregation. This held true for baseball as well. There was the major league and the negro league. Josh Gibson played for the negro league. The boy takes great pleasure in going to watch Josh Gibson play with his pop. He watches Josh's career unfold and experiences the talent of what many people consider the best hitter in history.
The illustrations are wonderfully done. I really enjoyed the story that they told. The illustrations look to be done in water color. There are no distinct lines throughout the illustrations. There are mostly cool colors in the pictures.
This book could be used in a lesson on famous athletes. It could also be used to introduce a lesson on the history of sports. It could be used as a writing lesson where the students could write about their favorite sport or the athlete they look up to most. It could also be a book to use to talk about African American rights. This book was not awarded any medals.
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