Something to Prove: The Great Satchel Paige vs. Rookie Joe DiMaggio

(Hardback)

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Baseball history plus African American history. A perfect, kid-friendly illustration of the injustice of segregated baseball and of the greatness of Paige.

This book is about a barnstorming game between white major leaguers and an African American team featuring
Satchel Paige and a bunch of amateurs. The purpose of the game was to see how good young Joe DiMaggio was against the best pitcher around-Satchel Paige. DiMaggio had a mediocre game, managing an infield single in four at bats. Paige was brilliant in every respect. Guess who played in the major leagues the following season and who waited another decade

Author Bio

Robert Skead is the author of the children's books Hitting Glory: A Baseball Bat Adventure; Safe at Home: A Baseball Carel Mystery, Elves Can't Dunk, Elves Can't Tackle and Elves Can't Kick. He is also the director, internal communications, for Barnes & Noble, Inc., When he is not at work or crafting stories, Robert can often be found at schools speaking with children and adults about creative writing and the importance of discovering one's talent for a fulfilled life. Robert has been the guest speaker at events sponsored by the New Jersey Library Association and the New Jersey Council of the International Reading Association. He was also the guest author at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Through these author visits, Robert speaks to more than 5,000 students per year. He lives with his wife and children in Wyckoff, New Jersey.

Floyd Cooper is a Coretta Scott King Award winner and the illustrator of Ruth and the Green Book. Floyd received a degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania.