All Star: How Larry Doby Smashed the Color Barrier in Baseball

Author:   Audrey Vernick ,  Cannaday Chapman
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
ISBN:  

9781328482976


Pages:   40
Publication Date:   04 January 2022
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 7 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Audrey Vernick ,  Cannaday Chapman
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Clarion Books
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 28.20cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9781328482976


ISBN 10:   1328482979
Pages:   40
Publication Date:   04 January 2022
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 7 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Chapman's textured digital art effectively makes use of interesting perspectives to create striking visuals...An important story that we still have a lot to learn from. -- Kirkus Reviews This worthy spotlight on a baseball hero will also serve as a solid discussion opener about ongoing racism and discrimination in sports. -- Publishers Weekly This is a balanced account of one player's brilliant achievements and the ongoing struggle for racial equality in sports and society. -- Horn Book Magazine The narrative focuses on [Doby's] ability to achieve his dreams through hard work and endurance [...] An appealing depiction of Doby growing from an athletic boy to a man who helped pave the way for other Black baseball players. -- Booklist


Chapman's textured digital art effectively makes use of interesting perspectives to create striking visuals...An important story that we still have a lot to learn from. --Kirkus


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Audrey Vernick is the author of Brothers at Bat and other baseball books. An avid fan, she lives New Jersey. audreryvernick.com, Twitter: @yourbuffalo, Instagram: @audrey_vernick. Cannaday Chapman's work has been featured in the New York Times and The New Yorker. He currently lives in Germany. cannadaychapman.com, Twitter and Instagram: @cannadaychapman.

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