White Plains: Satchel Paige Magic Show

White Plains NY

22 February, 2021

1:37 PM

Description

Press release from the White Plains Public Library: February 20, 2021 10:00 am | by Joshua, Manager of Youth Services Satchel Paige and Negro League Baseball Historical Magic Show Saturday, February 13 – Saturday, February 20 Children, families, ages 3-12 Join Tommy Terrific all week long for a pre-recorded historical magic show about Satchel Paige and Negro League baseball. The show will be filled with baseball-themed magic tricks, and it will explore the life and accomplishments of baseball pitcher Satchel Paige. From his all-star touring shows, to his amazing records with the Negro Leagues, to his Hall of Fame induction as baseball's oldest rookie and oldest player, Satchel Paige is a true American original. Fun and informative for families and ages 3-12. Watch as many times as you want! Be sure to also check out our Black History Month StoryWalk featuring Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues written by Leah Henderson & illustrated by George Doutsiopoulos on view at the Library through February 23. Read more about Satchel Paige and the Negro Leagues The Negro Leagues: Celebrating Baseball's Unsung Heroes by Matt Doeden eBook / Library Catalog Stumptown Kid by Carol Gorman and Ron J. Findley Library Catalog Satch & Me by Dan Gutman eBook / Library Catalog Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues written by Leah Henderson & illustrated by George Doutsiopoulos eBook / Library Catalog Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream by Crystal Hubbard, illustrated by Randy DuBurck eBook / Library Catalog What Were the Negro Leagues? by Varian Johnson eBook / Library Catalog Satchel Paige: Legendary Pitcher by Hallie Murray eBook Down to the Last Out: the Journal of Biddy Owens, the Negro Leagues, Birmingham, Alabama, 1948 by Walter Dean Myers Library Catalog Satchel Paige by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome eBook / Library Catalog Something to Prove: The Great Satchel Paige vs Rookie Joe DiMaggio by Rob Skead, illustrated by Floyd Cooper eBook / Library Catalog Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934 by Charles R. Smith, Jr., illustrated by Frank Morrison eBook / Library Catalog We Are The Ship: the Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson Library Catalog Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow by James Sturm and Rich Tommaso eBook / Library Catalog King of the Mound: My Summer with Satchel Paige by Wes Tooke eBook / Library Catalog Baseball's Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues by Andrea Williams eBook This program is supported by the White Plains Library Foundation. This press release was produced by the White Plains Public Library. The views expressed are the author's own.