{"product_id":"who-got-game-baseball-amazing-but-true-stories-paperback","title":"Who Got Game?: Baseball: Amazing But True Stories! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerrick D. Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn John Bajet\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate the unheralded people and stories that helped shape the game of baseball  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meet unsung pioneers,  like John \"Bud\" Fowler, William Edward White, and brothers Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weld Walker, four African Americans who integrated white teams decades before Jackie Robinson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover unforgettable moments, \u003c\/b\u003e like the time a 17-year old girl named Jackie Mtchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarvel at records\u003c\/b\u003e. Did you know that Japanese superstar Sadaharu Oh has a whopping 113 more career homers than Hank Aaron? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And that's just for starters  This lively illustrated collection of shiny nuggets of baseball lore will transform you into a superfan who knows the game better than anyone else. Someone who's got game. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerrick D. Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e is from Kansas City, MO. He is the winner of the 2018 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award for outstanding new writer, and his picture book \u003ci\u003eCrown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut\u003c\/i\u003e took home four honors at the 2018 American Library Association's Youth Media Awards: the Coretta Scott King Author Honor and Illustrator Honor, the Newbery Honor, and the Caldecott Honor. Derrick is also the author of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling picture book\u003ci\u003e The King of Kindergarten\u003c\/i\u003e, the bestselling chapter book series \u003ci\u003eRuby and the Booker Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, the middle grade novel \u003ci\u003eWe Could Be Brothers, \u003c\/i\u003eand the YA novel \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Dr. Truelove, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was recognized by the ALA as a Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. Derrick created the popular blog Raising the Mighty, where he chronicles the experience of bringing up four beautiful black boys in America. He lives in Charlotte, NC, with his wife, Dr. Tinka Barnes, and their four sons, all of whom play sports. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn John Bajet\u003c\/b\u003e is a designer at Renegade Animation, and works on the Cartoon Network Show Tom \u0026amp; Jerry. He is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eIf We Could Do What Animals Do.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771792032032,"sku":"9781523505531","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8aad13d056288cf0bbffa4ca86950b35.webp?v=1780393568","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/who-got-game-baseball-amazing-but-true-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}