# The Great Ball Game

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- Book: [The Great Ball Game](https://www.bookquiver.com/rebecca-sheir/the-great-ball-game) ([The Great Ball Game.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/rebecca-sheir/the-great-ball-game.md))
- Authors: [Rebecca Sheir](https://www.bookquiver.com/rebecca-sheir), [Joshua Pawis-Steckley](https://www.bookquiver.com/joshua-pawis-steckley)
- Publisher: storey
- ISBN: 978-16-3586-343-7
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2022-11-08
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## 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.