Play Ball! by Jorge Posada; With Robert Burleigh; Illustrated by Raul Colon
	List Price:   $23.50 Unit Price:   $18.80 You Save:   $4.70 (20%) ISBN-10:   1416906878 ISBN-13:   9781416906872 Publisher:   Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; Paula Wiseman Books Edition:   illustrated Category:   Sports Pub. Date:   February 2006 Pages:   32 Format:   Hardcover; Picture Book Ages:   6 to 10 Grades:   1 to 5
Awards
2006  Silver Birch Award  Nominee/Honoree  2000  James Beard Foundation KitchenAid Book Awards  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
Presents a story of right-handed Jorge Posada being coached by his father to bat left-handed, and how it leads right to the major leagues. Jorge loves the feel of the ball in his glove, the bat in his hand, and the game of baseball. He is as good as any right-handed hitter on the Casa Cuba team -- but his father tells him, 'Good isn't best.' 'Baseball is a game of inches,' his coach tells him. And when Casa Cuba is up against Club Caparra and their pitcher's sidearm rocket, a switch-hitter is just what Casa Cuba needs. Based on the childhood of New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, this is the story of a boy from Puerto Rico who worked hard to be his best and didn't stop until he was a champion. A portion of the proceeds of this book will bene?t the Jorge Posada Foundation.