Just Like Josh Gibson

Informationen zum Autor Angela Johnson has won three Coretta Scott King Awards, one each for her novels The First Part Last , Heaven , and Toning the Sweep . The First Part Last was also the recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award. She is also the author of the novels Looking for Red and A Certain October . Her books for younger readers include the Coretta Scott King Honor Book When I Am Old with You , illustrated by David Soman; Wind Flyers and I Dream of Trains , both illustrated by Loren Long; and Lottie Paris Lives Here and its sequel Lottie Paris and the Best Place , both illustrated by Scott M. Fischer. Additional picture books include A Sweet Smell of Roses , Just Like Josh Gibson , The Day Ray Got Away , and All Different Now . In recognition of her outstanding talent, Angela was named a 2003 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Kent, Ohio. Visit her at AJohnsonAuthor.com. Klappentext Two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Johnson and artist Peck deliver a beautiful picture book about an African-American girl growing up in the 1940s who wants to play baseball like her hero, Negro League player Josh Gibson. Full color. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Angela Johnson, Angela/ Peck Johnson, Johnson Angela
• Assisted by: Beth Peck (Illustration), Beth Peck (Illustration)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.01.2007
• EAN: 9781416927280
• ISBN: 978-1-4169-2728-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 292 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / General, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Relating to African American / Black American people, JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black