Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki
	List Price:   $8.95 Unit Price:   $7.16 You Save:   $1.79 (20%) ISBN-10:   1880000199 ISBN-13:   9781880000199 Publisher:   Lee & Low Books Category:   Sports Pub. Date:   March 1995 Pages:   32 Format:   Trade Paper Ages:   4 to 8 Grades:   ps to 3
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
A Japanese American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during World War II, and his ability to play helps him after the war is over. This moving tale of a Japanese American boy living in a World War II internment camp documents a part of history that has been virtually forgotten. 'Shorty' learns to play baseball and gains the confidence to overcome the hardships and discrimination he faces. The magnificent illustrations were inspired by Ansel Adams' photographs of the Manzanar internment camp. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc. Illustrated by Dom Lee,A Japanese-American boy discovers hope and,self-respect while playing baseball at an,internment camp during World War II. During World War II, a young Japanese-American boy and his family are sent to an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Despondent in their desolate surroundings, father and son pull the camp together to build a baseball diamond and form a league.