![]() ![]() Regrettably, no sources are offered for the many quotations from Edith herself photographs of Edith in her days as “The Kid” are, however, included. An author’s note updates readers on Edith’s later work as a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies. Salerno’s mixed-media illustrations are a lively amalgam of action and scenic panorama, often with episodes cleverly bleeding across the spreads. What a great day with author Audrey Vernick Somerville Elementary students discussed her books and the writing process. Much of Vernick’s presentation centers on the Bobbies’ adventures in Japan, where they played mainly against all-male teams-and (here readers may gasp) with male players doing the pitching and catching for the Bobbies. ![]() When the Bobbies were invited to barnstorm their way across America and across the Pacific to baseball-crazed Japan, not only did the Houghtons agree to send Edith, but her school even accommodated and supported her travels. As shortstop, Edith carried her weight, even in a baggy uniform, among the teens and young adults on her team. Hometown Philadelphia boasted a professional women’s team, the Bobbies (named for their trendy hair cuts), the manager was open-minded enough to let an elementary-school child try out, and Edith’s parents were on board. In the early 1920s the career pickings for girls with baseball aspirations were mighty thin, but ten-year-old Edith Houghton was in just the right place at the right time to glean an opportunity. ![]()
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