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In this lovely illus. book for young people, Amy helps her mother to get a job as a player in the All-Amer. Girls Prof l. Baseball League while Amy s father is serving in the army during WW2. During the war, many Major League Baseball players served in the army. In 1943 the All-Amer. Girls Prof l. Baseball League was formed for the enjoyment of the people still at home. Many of those people were the factory workers who built ships, planes, & guns for Amer. soldiers. Along with league games, the women s teams played exhibitions at army training camps, visited mil. hosp., & sold war bonds. Among the team names were the Peaches, Blue Sox, Belles, Comets, Chicks, Lassies, & Daisies. The league lasted until 1954 with teams in IL, IN, WI, MI, & MN.
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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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CHRIS O'LEARY, a talented illustrator and graphic designer, makes his picture book debut with Mama Played Baseball. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.
Adler (The Babe and I; Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man) heads back to the ballpark for this tale of a girl whose mother makes it into a women's pro baseball league during WWII. "While Dad's away, I need to work," Mama tells Amy, who wonders, "What kind of job is that?" In fact, Mama needs Amy's help to practice for the tryouts (they play catch). Adler includes such period details as mentions of war news and The Jack Benny Show on the radio, but unlike the subjects of his picture book biographies, the characters here never take on much dimension. An evening with Amy and her grandparents gathered around the Sunday dinner table seems designed only to demonstrate her grandfather's memory loss ("You told Amy last night about the war and your medal," his wife says. "Well, I did fight and I did win a medal," Grandpa replies). Scenes of Mama trying out and bringing home her uniform (a fetching pink number) liven up the proceedings, and readers unfamiliar with the start of the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League (explained in an endnote) may well find this story satisfying, especially when Amy's soldier father comes home at the end. The high point here is the work of debut artist O'Leary, whose sinewy artistic style recalls Depression-era murals. The physicality of his oil paintings, rendered in subtle earth tones, energize the action on the baseball diamond and are equally effective in conveying warmly lit interior scenes. Ages 5-8. (Mar.) (Publishers Weekly )
Kindergarten-Grade 3-While Amy's father is fighting in World War II, her mother gets an unusual job to make ends meet: she becomes a professional baseball player. Though at first the girl wonders, "What kind of job is that?" she enthusiastically roots for Mama during games and helps her practice when she can. Amy narrates the story in direct and simple sentences, focusing on the events that affect her and her family. Adler provides basic historical background in an author's note, but appropriately sticks to the child's perspective in this heartfelt narrative. Full-page oil paintings evoke the time and place. Figures and faces stand out nicely against the comfortable olive and brown tones in the background. Broad neighborhood and crowd scenes alternate with closer views of individuals. After a successful season, Mama dresses for a game but takes her daughter to the bus station instead of the stadium where they meet Dad, his uniform as impressive as Mama's. Amy's surprise for her father turns out to be her own drawings of Mama playing baseball. The revelation is not especially dramatic, but it fits just right with the warm mood of the story. The final painting focuses on the three family members enjoying the peace of home.
Steven Engelfried, Beaverton City Library, OR
(School Library Journal )
Kindergarten-Grade 3-While Amy's father is fighting in World War II, her mother gets an unusual job to make ends meet: she becomes a professional baseball player. Though at first the girl wonders, "What kind of job is that?" she enthusiastically roots for Mama during games and helps her practice when she can. Amy narrates the story in direct and simple sentences, focusing on the events that affect her and her family. Adler provides basic historical background in an author's note, but appropriately sticks to the child's perspective in this heartfelt narrative. Full-page oil paintings evoke the time and place. Figures and faces stand out nicely against the comfortable olive and brown tones in the background. Broad neighborhood and crowd scenes alternate with closer views of individuals. After a successful season, Mama dresses for a game but takes her daughter to the bus station instead of the stadium where they meet Dad, his uniform as impressive as Mama's. Amy's surprise for her father turns out to be her own drawings of Mama playing baseball. The revelation is not especially dramatic, but it fits just right with the warm mood of the story. The final painting focuses on the three family members enjoying the peace of home.
Steven Engelfried, Beaverton City Library, OR
(School Library Journal )
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- ÉditeurHarcourt
- Date d'édition2000
- ISBN 10 0756797942
- ISBN 13 9780756797942
- ReliureHardcover
- Nombre de pages28
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