Satchel Paige

Play ball with Satchel Paige with this nonfiction picture book biography from two Coretta Scott King Award-winning creators.

No one pitched like Leroy "Satchel" Paige. Fans packed the stands to see how many batters he could strike out in one game. He dazzled them with his unique pitching style, and he even gave nicknames to some of his trademark pitches--there was the "hesitation," his magic slow ball, and the "bee ball," named because it would always "be" where he wanted it to be.

Follow Satch'​s career through these beautiful illustrations as he begins playing in the semi-pros and goes on to become the first African American to pitch in a major League World Series, and the first Negro Leaguer to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/01/2000
ISBN: 9780689811517
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.81h x 9.88w x 0.46d
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 11/15/1999 pg. 1807
Booklist 12/15/1999 pg. 782
Publishers Weekly 01/10/2000 pg. 68
Booklist 02/15/2000 pg. 1109
School Library Journal 03/01/2000 pg. 223
New York Times 04/16/2000 pg. 30
Black Issues Book Review 11/01/2000 pg. 81
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 380 - Superior,Well Above Average
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2001 pg. 863
Booklist 09/01/2000 pg. 118
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/2001 pg. 1378
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 380 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 35036 / Satchel Paige
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5