Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer
by Wise, Bill
Carter G. Woodson Award/HonorIRA Children's & Young Adult's Book AwarBiographies/AutobiographiesIndigenous PeoplesJunior Library Guild SelectionPrejudice & DiscriminationBaseball
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AR Book Level
5.7
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
2,283
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
112991 EN
About this book
This book is a biography of Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis, who pursued his childhood love of baseball and eventually joined the Major Leagues, where he faced racism with humility and courage as the first Native American to play professional baseball.
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