Baseball Saved Us is a touching story of a boy who everyone called Shorty, for obvious reasons, and his family who were thrown into Japanese internment camps during World War II. Life in the camp was hard and the people were very bored and unhappy. Shorty's father decided to build a baseball field so that it could give everyone something to look forward to. Shorty was not a great player, but he was still excited to play. While in the camp, and then once he was released, Shorty made some great hits and became the hero of his team. This book shows how people can rise above even during hard times.
I used this book for my text set on baseball and fell in love with it. I enjoyed the historical aspect of the book as well as the story of the boy Shorty who overcame adversity and being the small kid on the team. This book gives kids hope everywhere that they can do anything they set their mind to if they word hard and try. I think there are many things can be learned from this book. Many children may not know that Japanese Americans were put inside camps. This book is a good way to introduce that.
A book for 2nd-4th graders. The story can be fun and enjoyable for young kids, but also educational for the older kids. I would definitely include this book in my classroom library for several reasons. I am a lover of baseball therefore I would enjoy having this book. I like the historical aspect of this book and think it a good way to tie in reading a social studies. The last reason is because it sends a positive message about being an underdog or an unlikely hero. I think kids will love this book as much as I did.
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