Satchel Paige’s story is more than the story of one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time; it is the story of perseverance and determination. From his impoverished early life as one of eleven children in rural Alabama, to his success in the Negro Baseball Leagues, to fighting racist constraints on ball players, to playing with the Cleveland Indians and being the first African American to pitch in a World Series game, Paige can inspire all of us. Adler and Widener also collaborated on the Orbis Pictus Honor book, America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle (Gulliver Books, 2000) and the ALA Notable Children’s Book, Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man (Voyager Books, 2001). ( )