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Legends : the best players, games, and teams in baseball Cover Image Book Book

Legends : the best players, games, and teams in baseball / Howard Bryant.

Bryant, Howard, 1968- (author.).

Summary:

In this volume, Howard Bryant brings to life the best that baseball has to offer--the heroes, the bitter rivalries, the moments that every sports--loving kid should know.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780399169038
  • ISBN: 0399169032
  • Physical Description: xii, 228 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), photographs ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Philomel Books, an Imprint of Penguin Group, [2015]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Spring. The One and Only: Babe Ruth -- Jackie Robinson becomes a legend -- Willie's time: the greatness of Willie Mays -- Too good: six years of Sandy Koufax -- "Something for me, Mama": Henry Aaron hits #715 -- Rickey Henderson: one of a kind -- Summer. Miracle!: the 1914 Boston Braves -- The Boys of Summer: the 1947-55 Brooklyn Dodgers -- The Outlaws: the 1972-74 Oakland A's -- Saved: the 1993 San Francisco Giants -- Too good to be true: Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa -- Victory summer: the 1998 New York Yankees -- Fall. Goliath falls: the 1960 World Series -- Something to prove: Roberto Clemente's quest -- The best ever: the 1975 World Series -- The Original: Reggie Jackson becomes Mr. October -- "Don't give us a chance": the 2004 Boston Red Sox -- Joy and heartbreak: the 2011 World Series -- A timeline of baseball's key moments (top 40 style).
Target Audience Note:
Age: 8-12.
Grade: 4 to 6.
1100L Lexile.

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Subject: Baseball > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
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Genre: Biography.
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Athena Public Library X 796.35 BRY (Text) 37813000143001 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Baker County Library 796.35764 .B915l 2015 (Text) 37814002900489 JUV NON-FICTION Available -
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