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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2003 · Est. 8 min read-aloud
Players in Pigtails
By Shana Corey, Rebecca Gibbon (Illustrator)
A girl joins a league of female baseball players during WWII.
40 pages· 945 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
In the 1940s, Katie Casey dreams of playing baseball while the men are at war. She helps form the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, finding camaraderie and breaking barriers. Will her passion for the game change the world of sports forever? Discover the untold story of determination and sisterhood on the field.
From the publisher
Katie Casey, a fictional character, helps start the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which gave women the opportunity to play professional baseball while America was involved in World War II.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 945
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 580L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
5.0
out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.4
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 70062
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 2003
- First published
- March 1, 2003
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780439183055
- LCCN
- 2002003445
- OCLC
- 49901953
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