Charles Albert Bender
National Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher
From the Series Native American Lives
Charles Albert Bender was a World Series-winning pitcher and the first Minnesotan picked to join the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He grew up poor on a farm and lived far away from his home and family while attending an Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania. From always working hard to inventing the slider, learn all about the life of Bender.
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| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Social Studies |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diversity, Sports |
| Copyright | 2026 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 56 |
| Publication Date | 2025-08-01 |
Author: Kade Ferris
Illustrator: Tashia Hart
Tashia Hart is a writer and artist from the Red Lake Nation of Anishinnabe in northern Minnesota. Her literary works include fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. In addition to her illustrative work, she is a jewelry maker working in beads and birch bark and some metal work. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota with her husband, son, and a turtle.