Title:
Charles Albert Bender : National Hall of Fame pitcher / Kade Ferris.
ISBN:
9781634893657
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Minneapolis, MN : Wise Ink Creative Publishing, 2020.
Physical Description:
58 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Contents:
From the forests to the fields -- Grade school days -- Carlisle school -- Sports -- An up-and-coming prospect -- A new ace -- The learning curve: Inventing the slider -- Racism and redemption -- Aww, shoot! -- The world series -- The king of the dynasty -- Jumping the fence -- Life after the pros -- Retirement -- Charles Bender career statistics -- Ideas for writing and discussion -- Ideas for visual projects -- Ideas for further learning -- Timeline -- About the author -- About the illustrator -- About the series editors.
Summary:
"Charles Albert Bender invented the slider. He was a World Series-winning pitcher and the first Minnesotan inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He grew up poor on a farm where he worked in the fields. He lived far away from his home and family while attending an Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania."--Provided by publisher.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 6.2 1 517192
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Added Author:
Interest grade level:
Middle grade.
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OCLC Number:
on1226718046
Availability:
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