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She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story
by
Audrey Vernick (Goodreads Author),
Don Tate (Goodreads Author)
Effa always loved baseball. As a young woman, she would go to Yankee Stadium just to see Babe Ruth's mighty swing. But she never dreamed she would someday own a baseball team. Or be the first--and only--woman ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
From her childhood in Philadelphia to her groundbreaking role as business manager and owner of the Newark Eagles, Effa
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Published
October 19th 2010
by Collins
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this biography of Effa Manley. She was a thoroughly amazing woman. Although this includes many illustrations, this book is geared towards the older student. Older children will enjoy reading this because it ties in literacy, with a love of sports and it offers a social studies lesson as well. The illustrations were amazing, but it would have been wonderful to include real pictures of this amazing woman as well. The pictures are vibrant and come to life when desc...more
Vernick first introduces us to a young Effa Brooks in first grade. Effa loved playing baseball with her brothers but wasn't allowed because she was a girl and was lighter in skin tone. In 1932 after finishing high school Effa moves from Philadelphia to New York City.
Upset by the unfair treatment of Blacks. Effa gets involved to make a difference. White store owners were refusing to hire Black workers.
"She organized the Citizens League for Fair Play, a group of commun...more
Upset by the unfair treatment of Blacks. Effa gets involved to make a difference. White store owners were refusing to hire Black workers.
"She organized the Citizens League for Fair Play, a group of commun...more
This new biographical picture book about Effa Manley, the first--and only--woman inducted into the august National Baseball Hall of Fame is a terrific read for kids and adults as well. No, she was not a baseball player herself, rather she was the proud co-owner and manager of the Newark Eagles, a Negro League team, and an advocate for civil rights.
Effa always loved baseball, and after moving to New York loved to see Babe Ruth play for the Yankees. She was also an early civil rights org...more
Effa always loved baseball, and after moving to New York loved to see Babe Ruth play for the Yankees. She was also an early civil rights org...more
This book is a very short juvenile biography of an amazing woman. For those of you who don't recognize the name, Effa Manley was the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. She and her husband were co-owners of one of the teams in the Negro National League, the Newark Eagles. Players for their team included Larry Doby, Don Newcombe and many others worthy of note, but Effa herself was a civil rights activist as well as a woman devoted to preserving the history of the African American...more
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Not being a particularly big baseball fan, the story of Effa Manley was unfamiliar to me. Ever since childhood, Effa didn't understand why skin color should matter. It just didn't seem right to her. She grew up to organize successful boycotts to help her Harlem community and help run the Eagles, a baseball team in the Negro League. She later fought to get hall of fame recognition for the players of the Negro League.
This would be an excellent book for teachers to use with a unit...more
This would be an excellent book for teachers to use with a unit...more
Despite looking white at a time when it was difficult to be African American, Effa never denied her heritage. She both stood with and for her race. When protests were needed, Effa helped make them happen. When letters were needed, she wrote dozens over many years to get recognition for her players. While this picture book biography is hardly complete (picture book biographies are by nature incomplete) it does give the reader a glimpse of a woman passionate about a sport and its players. Tate...more
Effa Manley was not only responsible for organizing civil rights in Harlem, she became the first woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Author Audrey Varick gives the reader a glimpse into the life of a remarkable, accomplished black woman. Effa cared about her team, the Brooklyn Eagles and all the players on that team. She fought for her players to be inducted into the Hall of Fame just like players in the National and American leagues. Illustrated beautifully by Don Tate, this ...more
Vivid and colorful illustrations tell the story of Effa Manley, a devoted baseball fan, who fought for equal opportunity for African Americans and started the Negro Baseball league. Appropriate for lower elementary readers and those who have a love for baseball.
I loved not only the story, but the pictures. I could stare at these pictures forever. Beautiful story about Abe Manley's wife. The best part a message about perseverance.
This is another great picture book biography to add to a market that has lately been blooming with great texts. It covers the life of a relative unknown, Effa Manley, in the baseball world who deservedly was inducted into the hall of fame for her hard work in getting the Negro Leagues the respect and recognition it deserved. I was impressed with the subject as much as I was with the author for all of her extensive research. This text comes without endnotes unlike many of the texts of its kind, b...more
Wonderful biography of a determined activist and a pioneer in baseball. A great persepctive on Negro League baseball history.
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Audrey Vernick is the author of books for young readers.
In 2010, she published IS YOUR BUFFALO READY FOR KINDERGARTEN? and SHE LOVED BASEBALL: THE EFFA MANLEY STORY.
In 2011, a sequel--TEACH YOUR BUFFALO TO PLAY DRUMS--was published. Her debut novel, WATER BALLOON, for upper middle-grade readers, was published in September and received starred reviews from School Library Jo...more
More about Audrey Vernick...
In 2010, she published IS YOUR BUFFALO READY FOR KINDERGARTEN? and SHE LOVED BASEBALL: THE EFFA MANLEY STORY.
In 2011, a sequel--TEACH YOUR BUFFALO TO PLAY DRUMS--was published. Her debut novel, WATER BALLOON, for upper middle-grade readers, was published in September and received starred reviews from School Library Jo...more
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