内容简介
NooneknewbetterthanShoelessJoeJacksonwhatwasneededtobecomethebestbaseballplayerever:agoodbat.AndnooneknewmoreaboutbatsthanOl'CharlieFergusonofSouthCarolina,agoodfriendofJoe's.Withlove,nurture,andalotofhardwork,thetwofriendscreatedBlackBetsy--thefinestbatinalltheland.Andwithabatthelikesofherbyhisside,youcanbetJoewentallthewaytothemajorleagues!
作者简介
PhilBildneristheauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellingSluggers!series,theTexasBluebonnetAward-winningShoelessJoe&BlackBetsyanditscompanion,TheShotHeard'RoundtheWorld,bothillustratedbyC.F.Payne;andTwenty-OneElephants,illustratedbyLeUyenPham.HislatestpicturebookisTurkeyBowl,illustratedbyC.FPayne.HelivesinBrooklyn,NewYork.C.F.Paynehasillustratedmorethanadozenpicturebooks,includingtheTexasBluebonnetwinnerShoelessJoe&BlackBetsyandTurkeyBowl,bothwrittenbyPhilBildner.HealsoillustratedtheNewYorkTimesbestsellersTheRemarkableFarkleMcBrideandMicawber,bothbyJohnLithgow.HeteachesattheColumbusCollegeofDesign,whereheisthechairoftheIllustrationDepartment.C.F.PayneliveswithhiswifeandchildreninCincinnati,Ohio.VisithimatCFPayne.com.
