(3) K-3 Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu. The athletic feats of Josh Gibson, a star in baseball's Negro League, are narrated from the fictional perspective of a grandfather who remembers attending many of Gibson's games. The conclusion focuses on one especially dramatic game, played at New York's Yankee Stadium. Gibson's remarkable talent is revealed through well-matched text and illustrations, which together tell a lively tale that reads like fiction.

Reviewer: CHristine Sarrazin