Contenders : two Native baseball players, one World Series
(2023)
By:
Sorell, Traci
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
E/796.357/SORELL,T
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Kokila, 2023
DESCRIPTION
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780593406472, 0593406478, 9780593406472
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Chiefly illustrations
Winner of the 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Honor Book
"The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"--
Ages 6-9
Grades 2-3
1040L