The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton

by Audrey Vernick

Book Overview

Audrey Vernick and Steven Salerno have again collaborated to bring us a captivating picture book about a compelling but little-known piece of baseball history. Beginning in 1922, when Edith Houghton was only ten years old, she tried out for a women's professional baseball team, the Philadelphia Bobbies. Though she was the smallest on the field, soon reporters were talking about "The Kid" and her incredible skill, and crowds were packing the stands...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544611632
• ISBN13: 9780544611634
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2