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Mama Played Baseball
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Mama Played Baseball Hardcover - 2003 - 1st Edition

by David A. Adler; Chris O'Leary (Illustrator)

A touching story of how the Women's Baseball League forged a special bond between a young girl and her mother, from award-winning author David A. Adler.


Summary

Amy's dad is away, fighting in World War II, and her mama must take a job. But it's no ordinary job--Amy's mother becomes a baseball player in the first professional women's league! Amy cheers louder than anyone at all of the home games. And while Mama's team travels, Amy works on a secret project--a surprise for her dad when he is finally back home.
With warmhearted, historically based text and lush illustrations, award-winning author David A. Adler and talented new artist Chris O'Leary bring to life the soaring spirit of the 1940s. Featured in the major motion picture A League of Their Own, the All-American Girls Professional League helped women prove that no war could stop the great game of baseball.
An author's note provides historical context for the era.

From the publisher

Amy's dad is away, fighting in World War II, and her mama must take a job. But it's no ordinary job--Amy's mother becomes a baseball player in the first professional women's league! Amy cheers louder than anyone at all of the home games. And while Mama's team travels, Amy works on a secret project--a surprise for her dad when he is finally back home.
With warmhearted, historically based text and lush illustrations, award-winning author David A. Adler and talented new artist Chris O'Leary bring to life the soaring spirit of the 1940s. Featured in the major motion picture A League of Their Own, the All-American Girls Professional League helped women prove that no war could stop the great game of baseball.
An author's note provides historical context for the era.

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  • Title Mama Played Baseball
  • Author David A. Adler; Chris O'Leary (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003-03-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780152021962 / 0152021965
  • Weight 1.42 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 11 x 9 x 0.36 in (27.94 x 22.86 x 0.91 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 510
  • Library of Congress subjects Family life, Baseball
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001006865
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

About the author

DAVID A. ADLER is the award-winning author of more than a hundred and fifty books for young people, including America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle; Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man; and The Babe and I. He lives in Long Island, New York. CHRIS O'LEARY, a talented illustrator and graphic designer, makes his picture book debut with Mama Played Baseball. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.
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