Al bate

By Sue Muller Hacking, Don Tate
    Paperback: $6.50

    An African American girl scores for her team by hitting a home run.

    Front cover for Batter Up by Sue Muller Hacking and Don Tate
    This book is also available in English
    Batter Up
    By Sue Muller Hacking, Don Tate

    Description

    An African American girl scores for her team by hitting a home run.

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    About the Creators

    Sue Muller Hacking

    Sue Muller Hacking was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Although she studied psychology in college, Sue now devotes her time to writing and sometimes photo-illustrating her books. The idea for this book came from the many hours she spends attending her daughter’s softball games. Sue lives in Redmond, Washington, with her husband, their two children, and their two cats.

    Don Tate

    Don Tate is an award-winning author, and the illustrator of numerous critically acclaimed books for children. He is the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award and the Carter G. Woodson Book Award. Tate and his family live in Austin, Texas. You can visit him online at dontate.com and follow him on social media at @devas_T.

    Paperback

  • ISBN 9781584309611
  • Publication Date Nov 01, 2000
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.125 lbs
  • Page Count 8
  • Word Count 7
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Cultural Diversity, Fiction, Identity / Self Esteem / Confidence, Sports
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 5
  • Grade Range K
  • Guided Reading B
  • DRA 2
  • Lexile Code BR
  • Bebop Reading Early Emergent
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