The story and illustrations are amazing. This book, written by the illustrator of Henry's Freedom Box, one of my favorites, recounts the rise and fall of the negro baseball league back in the 1920s. The story is told as if you are sitting on a country porch sipping lemonade! He does an outstanding job teaching the reader without making it feel like other nonfiction books or too textbooky. It is definitely written on a higher level than most picture books. Anyone especially interested in African American history or baseball will have to make this a must read!
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