Kammie on First: Baseball’s Dottie Kamenshek (Biographies for Young Readers)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0821421301 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 148 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Informative photographs depict Kamenshek and other players on and off the field. The succinct, clearly delineated narration is interrupted by page-long asides, such as a discussion about the popularity of the name Dorothy during the 1940s, and sentences punctuated with exclamation points. These young women encountered challenges while living away from home, but they earned a salary that helped their families during difficult times. The daughter of Hungarian and Romanian immigrant parents, Dorothy "Kammie" Kamens
Great biography for young readers Patricia Howard Great biography for young readers!! As a former female athlete, I thoroughly enjoyed Kammie's story. I also know the author, so mainly bought the book because of her. Have passed it on to my 11 year old granddaughter.. I didnt enjoy this book I didnt enjoy this book. It didnt bring her to life. It was more cut and dry. Read Babe Ruth or Hattie Blaylock. They take you right to them
It is the first book in a new series, Biographies for Young Readers, from Ohio University Press.. In 1943, Philip K. The story of a girl who turned her baseball dreams into a career. Dorothy Mary Kamenshek was born to immigrant parents in Norwood, Ohio. Kamenshek was selected and assigned to the Rockford Peaches in their inaugural season and played first base for a total of ten years, becoming a seven-time All-Star and holder of two league batting titles. The outbreak of World War II and the ensuing draft of able-bodied young men severely depleted the ranks of professional baseball players. Fame came again in 1992, when Geena Davis portrayed a player loosely based on Kamenshek in the hit movie A League of Their Own.Kammie on First is a real-life tale that will entertain and inspire young readers, both girls and boys. As a young girl, she played pickup games of sandlot baseball with neighborhood children; no one, however, would have suspected that at the age of seventeen she would become a star athlete at the national level. Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, led the initiative to establish a new leaguea women’s leagueto fill the ballparks while the war ground on in Europe and the Pacific. When injuries finally put an end to her playing days, she went on to a successful and much quieter career in physical therapy