num_pages: 44
description: The Great Ball Game  a classic folktale originating from the Cherokee Creek Ojibway and Menominee people of North America is adapted for a contemporary audience by Rebecca Sheir host of the award-winning Circle Round podcast and accompanied by the vibrant illustrations of Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley an Ojibwe Woodland artist. A dispute between the animals and the birds over who is best leads to a ball game challenge. When the game is disrupted by the arrival of a tiny creature named Bat who doesn't seem to fit on either team all the participants learn the value of diversity and celebrating those who seem different. The accompanying activities and prompts encourage children to develop their own storytelling skills. 
language: English
title: The Great Ball Game: How Bat Settles the Rivalry between the Animals and the Birds; A Circle Round Book
publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC