Book Description
for ¡Béisbol! by Jonah Winter and Bruce Markusen
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Great ballplayers from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela are highlighted with a brief biographical profile accompanied by a stylized color painting. The profiles focus on the 14 players’ remarkable athletic accomplishments, as well as on some of the challenges they faced as pioneers in the field during a time when only fair-skinned Latinos were accepted into the U.S. Major Leagues. (Ages 7–11)
CCBC Choices 2002 . © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2002. Used with permission.