women baseball players

Presents a biography of African-American baseball player Marcenia Lyle, whose love of baseball as a child allowed her to break the gender barrier by becoming the first female member of the professional Negro Leagues.

The World Series is the championship competition played between the two top teams in Major League Baseball. This AV2 media enhanced book has a unique book code printed on page 2 that unlocks multimedia content that comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, and much more.

Tells the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, a woman who had to overcome the obstacles of gender and race to pursue her dream of playing baseball, and who finally got her chance when she and other African-American women were invited to play in the Negro Leagues after male players were allowed on major league teams.