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Jackie Mitchell has always wanted to be a great pitcher, and she finally has the chance to become one! In her first minor league game, she is up against two of the greatest home-run hitters of all time--Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Does she stand a chance?

Seven science fiction stories explore encounters between humans and extraterrestrials, space exploration, the planets, and related topics and reveal the effects that knowing other worlds and their inhabitants might have on humankind.

"A wonderfully simple book that’s simply wonderful for reading aloud." — Booklist (starred review) Available in a dual Spanish-English edition! A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book Three starred reviews (Booklist, The Horn Book, School Library Journal) One child. One swing. An obliging dad. The inevitable plea to go Higher! Higher! Add Leslie Patricelli’s wildly expressive illustrations, and an everyday pastime reaches new heights of humor and whimsy. How high can it go? Higher than a giraffe? Taller than a mountain? Is Earth the final frontier? In this ingenious story of very few words, ...

XIX Premio Anaya de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil, 2022 Una tierna historia de crecimiento y amor por los animales. Suy y Lawen son mellizos. Suy tiene alma de mariposa y Lawen de elefante. O eso dice la viejecita Champey. A Suy le parece imposible: él es más fuerte y siempre ha cuidado de su melliza. Lawen es distinta de las otras niñas: le cuesta expresar sus sentimientos y se pone nerviosa con las situaciones nuevas. ¡Él debería ser el elefante! Pero a veces las cosas no son lo que parecen. A veces los tesoros tienen cuatro patas. Y solo las mariposas vuelan lo suficientemente alto...