Seize Catching The Moon: The Story Of A Young Girl's Baseball Dream Depicted By Crystal Hubbard EBook

story about a young girl back in the girlscan'tplaysports old days who loved baseball, Great story yes, but god let's keep beating the poor dead horse, shall we I wouldn't mind telling you this is a great book and that you should read it if it were sitting right in front of me, but it's not really that much different than the other,stories about little girls who want to play sports and the boys won't let them.
It doesn't stand out in the uh, field, This book is about a girl who wants to be a baseball player but her mom and dad think baseball is for boys.
and one day a choch came and said he was doing a baseball camp the gril wanted to go but he said baseball is for boys not girls.
but she kepped on begging him to let her in and finally he said yes,
so the end was a happy ending i really love this book ltc: its a gret book Readers will cheer for Marcenia as she tears around the bases, dazzling the St.
Louis Cardinals manager Gabby Street and convincing him that she should be able to join his summer baseball camp.
As a young girl, Marcenia defied the narrow expectations for young women of the time, growing up to join the professional Negro league.

There are a lot of books about girls wanting to play sports and boys not letting them, but here's the big difference: professional basketball for women exists.
Women can have scholarships and win gold medals in track and field, wrestling, soccer, and so on, In what other sport do ambitious young women get sent to play, . . an entirely different sport No offense at all to softball, but it isn't baseball and if anything the level playing field for women in baseball has gotten worse in recent years, not better.

Enter Toni Stone. As athletes to look up to go, she's a great one to pick, Here's someone who played professional baseball in the Negro Leagues, taking the spot of Hank Aaron when he left and getting a hit off Satchel Paige.
I like that this story from her childhood is personal, Yes, she's a girl, yes, she's black, yes, there are barriers but it really is about her showing that she deserves to be there and that's the message our kids should take with them.
A good, relatable story about a woman we don't hear enough about, I watched the sitelinkStorytime Online version of this book read by Kevin Costner and Jillian Estell, In the book, Hubbard writes and DuBurke illustrates the story of young Marcenia Lyle, an AfricanAmerican woman who would become the first female professional baseball player.
The book focuses in on a story from her youth, when she is a gradeschooler whose one passion is baseball.
When she learns that Gabby Street, the manager for the St, Louis Cardinals, is holding a kids' baseball camp over the summer in her town, she tries to impress him with her baseball skills but is denied an invitation because the camp is boysonly.
She persists, however, and earns an invitation despite her sex, but faces economic hurdles and her fathers more feminine expectations.


Primary school readers would enjoy this book, and Costner and Estell demonstrate that it lends itself to a readaloud.
The main theme is pursuing ones dreams in the face of challenges, which is appropriate for the grade level.
The writing is clear and direct, and the acrylic work of DuBurke takes an appropriate semirealistic style, The highlight of the book is the fact that the central character is not only a girl, but an AfricanAmerican, striving to succeed in an area traditionally occupied by white men.
That it is a true story makes it all the more charming, The author is not heavyhanded with the diversity message, likely because it is implicit in the narrative,

The book is an Amelia Bloomer Lists award winner for Beginning Readers Nonfiction of, This list recommends feminist books for children,
This one is based on a true story of a Black female baseball player and how she went against conventions of the time to play baseball because WOF how much she loved the game.
Also a bit about limits due to lower income status as her family doesnt have the money for her to get baseball cleats and embrace her passion.



Notes: read aloud on StorylineOnline, Based on True story. Black joy. Women. Women in sports. Black women. MN connection grew up in St Paul Rondo neighborhood from ageish, This story is about a girl and her passion for baseball, This creates some obstacles for her throughout the story because of the stigma surrounding girls playing sports, However, Marcenia, the main character, is able to overcome those obstacles by defying the stereotypes that held her down.
This book would be great to read to a class and have a discussion on the conflicts within the story, such as girls not being good enough to play baseball.
This book could open a beneficial learning opportunity for a class, and it is a heartwarming story of perseverance and determination.
Can you imagine what the world would be like without women athletes Marcenia Lyle is the main character who had an amazing dream and she worked hard to make her dream come true.
She is ambitious and faces a slight challenge in realizing her dream of becoming the first woman to play for an all male pro baseball team.
This story is set in thes, its very encouraging, celebrates womens history amp I love it, This is a lovely story and I was totally invested, The Illustrations also "brought home" pun fully intended the emotions, action, and excitement of a girl who loves baseball.
And with the back matter, I learned about this amazing woman, Marcenia "Toni Stone" Alberga,

I only took off one star because I couldn't figure out if this actually happened or if it's one of these, "well, this could have happened" things.
This could have been indicated either up front with the bibliography or in the back matter, I'm not saying it didn't happen, just that there's nothing in the book that says "a true story" or "Marcenia really did meet Mr.
Street and he gave her cleats, " Too many children's books like to exaggerate or outright make up stories about famous people in their childhood for dramatic effect.

Per my second graders: I loved because the lesson said you have to follow your dreams, It doesn't matter but just do it, I loved it because the moon was like a baseball, I liked it because the illustrations were excellent, I loved it because she became a baseball player, She hit three home runs and she can run fast, Marcenia loves baseball and dreams of being a professional baseball player, Her family questions her love for baseball because it isn't what "typical girls" do, She isn't your girly girl she is a tom boy, Marcenia doesn't let her spirit die, but her family wouldn't be the only challenge she had to face on this journey.
Family, teammates, Mr. Street, and equipment all play barriers, but she is determined to achieve her dream, Kevin Costner and Jillian Estell did a wonderful job reading this text aloud on Storyline Online, Loved the book. Agreed with my daughter's assessment, and bought it to send to my granddaughter who has recently discovered that although she's smaller and more fragile looking than her teammates, she can get in there and scrap for that soccer ball with the best of them! Go after what you want! Dreams count.
A great book recommended for readers of all ages, This book takes on the classic story of not an underdog but something similar, In this story, a young girl has big dream but an uncommon one "for most girls", All she wants to do is play baseball, not with boys, not to stand out, but because she just loves the sport.
In order to play she had to fight her way through bias and stereotypes from those she played with, those she wanted to play for, and even her own family.
You can kind of guess what happens in the end but the part that makes this book great, is the fact that it is based off a true story.
Beautiful true story making girls believe in their dreams no matter what that dream could be I really liked this book and it would be really good for young girls to read that have strict parents that want them to stay in their "gender roles".
It's amazing that the author made her really good and gave her a free glove and free camp, which allowed her to live out her dreams.
There is going ot be a lot of families where dads don't want their daughters to do "boy" activities so this book can motivate young girls.
I love this children's book because it talked about this young girl Marcenia, who had a love for the game of baseball amp loved a baseball glove being in her hand.
Her mother tried convincing her to play with dolls but baseball always had her heart, Her parents kept trying to ruin a dreams of being a baseball player though, Of course I do not want to ruin the end of this book! but I love this novel because although, many people looked down on her.
She was still eager about playing baseball, This shows that no matter what, follow your dreams, I loved this book! The pictures were beautiful, but the story was even better, Usually any story about a sport is focused around a boy, especially

one like baseball, It was nice to read a story that shows that girls can play any sport a boy can, Instead of focusing around princesses and dress up like most stories with a girl main character do, this story gave a little bit more recognition for that girl that wants to get herself dirty.
The true story of Marcenia Lyle, an African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for a professional baseball team.


One day in thes, Marcenia and the boys she plays ball with learn that Gabby Street, a famous baseball manager, is scouting children for a baseball summer camp sponsored by the St.
Louis Cardinals. Eager to earn a spot, Marcenia plays her best, but is discouraged when Mr, Street tells her there are no girls in his camp, Convinced that baseball is her destiny, Marcenia won't give up, ultimately proving her skill and passion to Mr, Street and her dubious parents, .