![]() Her uniform keeps falling off because it’s made for full grown women and is given the nickname ‘The Kid’ by sports writers. ![]() She makes the team-at 10 years old and is obviously the smallest one on the team. The team’s players are all older, most in their 20’s or older teens, but the manager let Edith try out. At the age of 10 she hears about an all-female baseball team, the Philadelphia Bobbies that are looking for new players. She’s always watching the game being played from the second story of her parent’s house. ![]() When Edith takes a ship overseas the detail in the ocean liner, interspersed with the luxury and boat living during Pacific Ocean crossing almost make you yearn for that simpler time.īut this story is all about baseball and Edith has been playing since she was 3. The cars, fashion and technology that are pictured in the book seem quaint to parents who read the book, but probably seem alien to its intended audience. ![]() Her story takes place in the early 1900’s and the art by Steven Salerno perfectly illustrates what a different time that was. ![]() This is a children’s book that simply tells the story of a young girl who played the game very well and traveled the world doing so. Spring means baseball and The Kid From Diamond Street, The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton is a story about that game that could easily slip between the cracks of history. ![]()
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