Author: Shana Corey
Illustrator: Rebecca Gibbon
Genre: Historical Fiction
Awards: N/A
Ages: 1st grade and up
Summary:
This book follows Katie Casey a young woman who wasn't happy sitting on the sidelines. She was a young woman in the 1940s when woman's baseball had been nothing but an idea. She was a star player for the Comets. This story follows her life and weaves a tale of how the woman's baseball league got started and how they showed everyone how it was done.
Illustrator: Rebecca Gibbon
Genre: Historical Fiction
Awards: N/A
Ages: 1st grade and up
Summary:
This book follows Katie Casey a young woman who wasn't happy sitting on the sidelines. She was a young woman in the 1940s when woman's baseball had been nothing but an idea. She was a star player for the Comets. This story follows her life and weaves a tale of how the woman's baseball league got started and how they showed everyone how it was done.
Illustrations:
Gibbon's beautiful illustrations of the girls and scenery are done in crayons. These bright and colorful pages reflect the inspirational and fun mood of the story. She does a wonderful job of communicating the events and facts in a fun and entertaining way.
Gibbon's beautiful illustrations of the girls and scenery are done in crayons. These bright and colorful pages reflect the inspirational and fun mood of the story. She does a wonderful job of communicating the events and facts in a fun and entertaining way.
In the classroom:
This is a wonderful book to have in a classroom. The stories are fun and inviting and all based in accurate facts. Readers may enjoy this book and be inspired to read more about the woman's baseball league and how it all got started. This book is especially fun for young girls who may be inspired to follow their dreams now matter what anyone says, just like these ladies in the story do.
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