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The Tall Mexican The Life Of Hank Aguirre All Star Pitcher Businessman Humanitarian
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Book Synopsis The Tall Mexican: The Life of Hank Aguirre, All-Star Pitcher, Businessman, Humanitarian by : Robert E. Copley
Download or read book The Tall Mexican: The Life of Hank Aguirre, All-Star Pitcher, Businessman, Humanitarian written by Robert E. Copley and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2000-02-29 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the All-Star major-league pitcher whose commitment to his Hispanic heritage led him to found Mexican Industries to help provide economic opportunities to the inner-city Detroit community.
Book Synopsis Sixty-One in '61 by : Robert M. Gorman
Download or read book Sixty-One in '61 written by Robert M. Gorman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-11-08 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written about Roger Maris and the historic summer of 1961 when he broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record yet little is known about the pitchers on the other side of the tale. One of the many knocks against Maris was that he faced inferior pitching in an American League watered down by expansion from eight to 10 teams. But was that really the case? Did Maris face has-beens and never-weres while Ruth confronted the cream of AL pitching? Who were these starters and relievers and how good were they? Drawing on first-hand accounts, interviews and a range of contemporary sources, this study covers each of Maris' 63 home runs that season, including the lost one and his game-winning World Series dinger. Biographies of each of his 48 victims cover the pitcher's career, pitching style and the circumstances of the game. Maris faced some really fine pitching that summer despite what many contended then--and now.
Book Synopsis Engaging Boys in Active Literacy by : William G. Brozo
Download or read book Engaging Boys in Active Literacy written by William G. Brozo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides strong research analysis alongside effective instructional approaches to increasing boys' literacy skills and motivation.
Download or read book Booktalks and More written by Lucy Schall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-06-30 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspire teenagers to read quality literature and help them explore issues relevant to their lives. This outstanding book offers motivational, ready-to-use booktalks for more than 100 of the best new reads for teenagers, guaranteed to pique teen interest. Each booktalk comes with complete bibliographic information, a detailed plot summary, helpful presentation tips, curriculum connections, and suggestions for related books and media. Grades 7-12. To help you keep the booktalk momentum going, Lucy Schall provides engaging follow-up discussion questions and activity ideas that will enhance every teen's reading, writing, and speaking skills. With a focus on recently published fiction and nonfiction titles in a wide variety of genres and themes, these dynamic booktalks center around issues, problems, and challenges that young adults are facing—from family concerns, expectations, and leadership to prejudice, good and evil, and the future. These lively booktalks and activities will motivate your teens to explore the complex world around them through unforgettable literary journeys.
Download or read book Mike Torrez written by Jorge Iber and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of baseball is filled with players whose careers were defined by one bad play. Mike Torrez is remembered as the pitcher who gave up the infamous three-run homer to Bucky "Bleeping" Dent in the 1978 playoffs tie-breaker between the Red Sox and Yankees. Yet Torrez's life added up to much more than his worst moment on the mound. Coming from a vibrant Mexican American community that settled in Topeka, Kansas, in the early 1900s, he made it to the Majors by his own talent and efforts, with the help of an athletic program for Mexican youth that spread through the Midwest, Texas and Mexico during the 20th century. He was in the middle of many transformative events of the 1970s--such as the rise of free agency--and was an ethnic role model in the years before the "Fernandomania" of 1981. This book covers Torrez's life and career as the winningest Mexican American pitcher in Major League history.
Download or read book Sports Matters written by John Bloom and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports Matters brings critical attention to the centrality of race within the politics and pleasures of the massive sports culture that developed in the U.S. during the past century and a half.
Book Synopsis Mexican Americans and Sports by : Jorge Iber
Download or read book Mexican Americans and Sports written by Jorge Iber and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For at least a century, across the United States, Mexican American athletes have actively participated in community-based, interscholastic, and professional sports. The people of the ranchos and the barrios have used sport for recreation, leisure, and community bonding. Until now, though, relatively few historians have focused on the sports participation of Latinos, including the numerically preponderant Mexican Americans. This volume gathers an important collection of such studies, arranged in rough chronological order, spanning the period from the late 1920s through the present. They survey and analyze sporting experiences and organizations, as well as their impact on communal and individual lives. Contributions spotlight diverse fields of athletic endeavor: baseball, football, soccer, boxing, track, and softball. Mexican Americans and Sports contributes to the emerging understanding of the value of sport to minority populations in communities throughout the United States. Those interested in sports history will benefit from the book's focus on under-studied Mexican American participation, and those interested in Mexican American history will welcome the insight into this aspect of the group's social history.
Book Synopsis Making Lemonade out of Lemons by : José M. Alamillo
Download or read book Making Lemonade out of Lemons written by José M. Alamillo and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2023-03-20 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the “lemons” handed to Mexican American workers in Corona, California--low pay, segregated schooling, inadequate housing, and racial discrimination--Mexican men and women made “lemonade” by transforming leisure spaces such as baseball games, parades, festivals, and churches into politicized spaces where workers voiced their grievances, debated strategies for advancement, and built solidarity. Using oral history interviews, extensive citrus company records, and his own experiences in Corona, José Alamillo argues that Mexican Americans helped lay the groundwork for civil rights struggles and electoral campaigns in the post-World War II era.
Book Synopsis Reading, Writing, and Rhythm: Engaging Content-Area Literacy Strategies by : Rosalie Fink
Download or read book Reading, Writing, and Rhythm: Engaging Content-Area Literacy Strategies written by Rosalie Fink and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhythm, rhyme, and rap are powerful hooks that spark students' interests and engage them in learning. This innovative resource provides effective strategies for incorporating rhyme and rhythm-based activities and lessons into Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Math instruction. Through the use of music, singing, student- and teacher-created raps, Reader's Theater, Freeze Frames, and historical songs, students will develop their literacy skills, master content-specific knowledge, and be more likely to retain information while meeting standards goals.
Book Synopsis Strange Parents by : Julia Mercedes Castilla
Download or read book Strange Parents written by Julia Mercedes Castilla and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling novel about immigration for intermediate readers details the difficulties encountered by children separated from their parents
Book Synopsis The Trouble with Tessa by : Ofelia Dumas Lachtman
Download or read book The Trouble with Tessa written by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Tessa's father inexplicably makes her change her summer plans, she spends the summer wondering what he is hiding, experimenting with magic spells, and making a new friend.
Book Synopsis A Promise to Keep by : Mario Bencastro
Download or read book A Promise to Keep written by Mario Bencastro and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2005-11-30 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Sergio, struggling to honor his grandfather's wish to be buried in El Salvador, undertakes a journey filled with unexpected disasters, triumphs, and the memory of his beloved Abuelo.
Book Synopsis Teaching through Culture: Strategies for Reading and Responding to Young Adult Literature by : Joan Parker Webster
Download or read book Teaching through Culture: Strategies for Reading and Responding to Young Adult Literature written by Joan Parker Webster and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an increasingly multicultural global community, teachers are striving to bring more culturally responsive materials to their classrooms. In this trailblazing text, Joan Parker Webster provides instructors with the basic tools to teach young adults Hispanic literature using selected texts and tailored methods for implementation in classes made up of culturally diverse students. She has chosen exemplary narrative works from some of the most respected authors of Latino literature. Teaching through Culture introduces teachers to key texts while providing ancillary information and methods to make teaching and reading experiences effective. A culturally responsive teacher builds on students' prior knowledge and employs appropriate styles of communication and interaction to engage students in learning. Parker Webster affirms that the use of texts that provide cultural connections is the most successful way to actively engage diverse learners and improve their comprehension. When students can see themselves in the stories they read, they encounter familiar ideas and situations, which lessen an often overwhelming and intimidating school environment. In each chapter, Joan Parker Webster provides the historical and cultural context for each text and applies strategies for understanding and teaching the text in the classroom. Each chapter is divided into the following sections: Synopsis of the Story, Background before You Read, Reading and Responding to the Story, Working with Words and Connecting across the Curriculum. Webster presents the works of such authors as Anilú Bernardo, Diane Gonzales Bertrand, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Ofelia Dumas Lachtman, Floyd Martínez, and Tomàs Rivera.
Download or read book Talking Book Topics written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes audio versions, and annual title-author index.
Download or read book For Younger Readers written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book More Than a Game written by Chris Crowe and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a bibliography of books for young adults that deal with sports and includes over 3,000 titles.
Book Synopsis Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers and Literary Agents, 2002-2003 by : Jeff Herman
Download or read book Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers and Literary Agents, 2002-2003 written by Jeff Herman and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 2001-07-10 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-of-a-kind reference provides critical information on securing publishing contracts.
