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Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings | 
 enlarge | Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Creator: Terry Widener
Publisher: Aladdin
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 471919
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 7.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 1416913939
EAN: 9781416913931
ASIN: 1416913939
Publication Date: February 28, 2006
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Product Description
When Alta Weiss throws a corncob at a tomcat chasing her favorite hen, folks know one thing for sure: she may be a girl, but she's got some arm. At the age of six Alta can nail any target, and by seventeen she's outpitched every boy in town. Then one day her father takes Alta to Vermilion, Ohio -- home of the semipro baseball team called the Independents. "Where do I sign up?" she asks. But one look at Alta tells the coach all he needs to know: She's a girl, and girls can't play baseball. But faster than you can say "strike out," Alta proves him wrong: Girls can play baseball!
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 A wonderful book for kids! January 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Whoosh!" ."Bonk!" . . "Meow!!" When Alta Weiss was two she threw a corncob at a cat that was bothering her favorite hen. When Alta grew older, she used her strong arm to play baseball. She hoped to become a baseball champion. Some people doubted her because she was a girl, and wouldn't let her play on the men's baseball team. But that didn't stop her from dreaming. Then Alta had a sneaky idea to get on a baseball team. This picture book tells the true story of Alta Weiss, the girl wonder. We recommend this book for readers of all ages, and especially for baseball lovers!
Inspiration for girls July 7, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings is a fictional story based on the life of Alta Weiss. Alta played baseball from the time she was a little girl, and in 1907, at the age of 17, she proved that girls could play baseball when she became the pitcher of the semipro all-male team, the Vermillion Independents. The author's note tells readers some details about Alta's life and the final page of the book outlines highlights of women in baseball from 1866 to 2001.
This book would be appropriate for children ages 8 and 9. Children in this age group are beginning to develop an interest in history and biographies, as well as an interest in sports books, and they will enjoy hearing a story about this element of the history of baseball. I would read this book to children in a school setting as part of a section either on women's history, the history of women in baseball, or general baseball history. The illustrations, rendered in acrylic paint, are simple but enjoyable. They show children the types of outfits people would wear to play baseball almost a century ago. Each stage of the story is marked with a bat and ball image displaying innings one through nine. The endpapers feature drawings of the entire Vermillion Independents team. The back cover of the book has an original photo of Alta Weiss playing baseball. Children will enjoy being able to see this real image of the hero they are reading about.
 My third-grader picked this one out herself! October 25, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My daughter was attracted to the cover and title of this book. She immediately read it to herself, then asked to read it aloud to me. She loved the story (as well as the adorable pictures) of how a girl was born to play baseball...even though she was the only female on the team. I would highly recommend this book to any girl or boy who would enjoy reading about one smart and determined young lady.
Parents Choice Award Winner May 18, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Girl Wonder is the winner of a 2003 Parents Choice Gold Award. As a teacher and parent, I rely on the Parents Choice award books. This is a great book to read aloud. If your daughter plays ball, read her this book. The photograph of the real Alta Weiss on the back cover is awesome.
A Wonderful Book for Girls and Boys March 3, 2003
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
My daughter began playing ball in third grade. She loves this book. The illustrations are fun yet convey a sense of the time period. And the story is great for reading aloud. The best part is seeing a photograph of the real Alta Weiss, the Girl Wonder, on the back cover. That seems to make it real for kids. I am a teacher and I do a unit on women's history every March and will definitely include Girl Wonder on my list of books to read to my students.
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