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THE BOOKS

 

 

A Luna Moth, A Lightning Beetle, and
Mr. Kipling

ISBN-10: 1499602987
BISAC: Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic

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A lightning bug and a luna moth rested on the blossom of the swaying butterfly bush. Their journey to Mr. Rudyard Kipling’s home in Vermont had been a long one, but only he would be able to tell them how to explain their wondrous gifts.

Just why did the proud lightning bug light the night with his glowing lantern?

Why did the splendid luna moth dance in the bewitching light of the moon?
   

 A teller of delightful tales, Mr. Kipling would not fail them, but it would be his remarkable child who would bring light to all of them.

"A colorful book filled with enchanting moments that will spark any imagination! The messages in this story are as vibrant as the illustrations! What a wonderful way to introduce important lessons on kindness, tolerance, and being yourself!"

-Christa Thomas, mentor, tutor, conflict-resolution facilitator  

 "What a valuable and well deserved tribute to Bender and the Native American community. Help the world learn about the injustices the Native American communities faced. As for the baseball lovers, it's a story they will want to share and pass along-the discovery of a baseball hero from the past who was the only Native American baseball player to make it to the Hall of Fame."

=M. Immordino, NY Educator, Amazon review

"Young readers are going to love Before the Babe."

-R. Peterson, Amazon review

 

"A well written, informative book about this lesser-known Hall of Famer from Woonsocket, RI!"

-Andre Thomas, RI Men of Hope

Freedom between the Lines

ISBN-10: 1500530565
BISAC: Sports & Recreation / Baseball / History

 

They had been lied to.

They had been stalked and killed.

They had had their lands taken away. And now, their children had been taken.

 

Devised in the late nineteenth century, the United States government's "solution" to "the Indian Problem" was simple and heartless. Take the children from their homes, strip them of their cultural identity and pride, and make them "Americans." Teaching them baseball- "America's Game"- would complete the subjugation.

Or so they thought.
 

Freedom between the Lines recreates the story of Native American youth sent to a federally run boarding school, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. What awaits the children is a carefully plotted re-education program intended to "drive the Indian out of them." The psychological assault begins as soon as they arrive: hair is cut, uniforms issued, clothes and keepsakes destroyed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before the Babe, the Emperor

ISBN-10: 1499364075
BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball

 

Who has the highest single season average in American League history?   Napoleon Lajoie
Who had a major league baseball team named after him?   Napoleon Lajoie

And who received more Hall of Fame votes than the immortal pitcher Cy Young?  Napoleon Lajoie
 

Napoleon who?

As fire engines roared and whistles blew, everyone in the city poured onto the street to get a glimpse of their “Poli”  the greatest baseball player on the planet. On this day, when Napoleon Lajoie came home to the small industrial city of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, the delirious city was prepared to show its love for its champion. In no heart did devotion burn stronger than that of the young boy now envisioning himself as Napoleon Lajoie preparing to do battle with spitballer Big Ed Walsh.  Thirty years later, he would travel to baseball's first Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown. If most had come to cheer for Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Connie Mack, Danny had come to honor the Emperor who had captured his imagination so many years ago.
Before the Babe, the Emperor: Napoleon Lajoie is  for adults and youth, a coffee book with a plot, a mix of baseball history and memorabilia, driven by the universal tale of a young boy who refuses to abandon the hero who still reigns in his heart

 

 

 

 


 

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