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Mickey Mantle: the Commerce Comet
By Jonah Winter, C. F. Payne. 2017
Joltin' Joe DiMaggio
By Jonah Winter, James E. Ransome. 2014
Bestselling author Jonah Winter and award-winning illustrator James E. Ransome knock it out of the park with this tribute to…
one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived, Joe DiMaggio. For grades K-3. 2014Queen of the diamond: the Lizzie Murphy story
By Emily Arnold McCully. 2015
A picture book biography about Lizzie Murphy, the first woman to play in a major league exhibition game and the…
first person to play on both the New England and American leagues' all-star teams. For grades K-3I am Jackie Robinson (Ordinary people change the world)
By Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos. 2015
Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, when the…
rules weren't fair to African Americans. Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. For grades K-3The gods and goddesses of ancient China
By Leonard Everett Fisher. 2003
The author of Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Maya (DB 51626) describes the most prominent figures from Chinese mythology.…
Deities include the Jade Emperor, the God of Fire, the God of Mischief, and the Goddess of Love, among others. For grades 4-7. 2003Baseball Hall of Famer's daughter illustrates nine values--including courage, determination, teamwork, integrity, citizenship, and justice--her father exemplified, using events from…
his own and others' lives. Includes commentary by and about Christopher Reeve, Muhammad Ali, and Michael Jordan. For junior and senior high readers. 2001Lou Gehrig: the luckiest man
By David A Adler, David A. Adler, Terry Widener. 1997
Life story of baseball's legendary "Iron Horse," who never missed a day of school as a boy nor a single…
game during his fourteen years as a New York Yankee. Depicts the courage, decency, and humility that marked his life, even during the illness that ended his baseball career in 1939. For grades 2-4Baseball in April and other stories
By Gary Soto. 1990
Eleven vignettes set in central California feature young Mexican-Americans going about the business of growing up. Fausto, who longs for…
a guitar, fraudulently receives a hefty reward when he returns a stray pet to a wealthy neighbor, but he is guilt-ridden until he relinquishes the money in church. And Marie, who declines a boring family vacation, is angry that fun was had without her. For grades 5-8 and older readersBrothers at bat: the true story of an amazing all-brother baseball team
By Steven Salerno, Audrey Vernick. 2012
Recounts the 1938 formation of a semi-pro baseball team by the twelve Acerra boys in their New Jersey hometown. Describes…
the team's disbanding when six brothers went off to fight in World War II, and its revival after their return. For grades K-3There goes Ted Williams: the greatest hitter who ever lived
By Matt Tavares. 2012
Biography of Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox slugger. Recounts his early years as an awkward youth, his rise to…
All-Star status in 1941, and his military service during World War II and the Korean War. Covers his return to baseball as Player of the Decade. For grades 2-4. 2012Presents facts and statistics about the all-American game--baseball. Covers the major league teams, the World Series, playing tips, and stars…
including Honus Wagner, Satchel Paige, Rickey Henderson, and Albert Pujols. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2010Turkey (Countries of the World)
By Sarah D Shields. 2009
Geography and history of the Middle Eastern country that serves as a bridge between Europe and Asia. Covers Turkey's traditions,…
government, religion, and role in the modern world economy. Describes its varied climate and diverse plant life, including nine thousand species of wildflowers. For grades 3-6. 2009Babe Ruth: a twentieth-century life (Up Close Ser.)
By Wilborn Hampton. 2009
Biography of homerun-record-making baseball player Babe Ruth (1895-1948) discusses his unhappy childhood, career with the Boston Red Sox and the…
New York Yankees, and athletic prowess in the ballpark. Covers his complicated private life and separates fact from legend. For grades 6-9. 2009Iran (Enchantment Of The World Ser.)
By JoAnn Milivojevic. 2008
Overview of the Middle Eastern country known throughout history as Persia, which in 1979 became the first Islamic republic. Discusses…
Iran's geography, wildlife, history, people, and culture. For grades 5-8. 2008Snow falling in spring: Coming of age in China during the cultural revolution
By Moying Li-Marcus. 2008
Recounts the end of the author's happy childhood in 1950s-1960s Beijing when the harsh realities of political change engulfed her…
family. Describes beloved relatives being denounced, schools being closed, and books being forbidden, but her educational desires enduring. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2008China (Countries of the World)
By Jen Green. 2006
An overview of the largest country in East Asia. Describes China's geography, plants and animals (including the giant panda), government,…
economy, holidays, culture, and long history beginning five thousand years ago. Includes a glossary of common Chinese phrases. For grades 3-6. 2006Iraq (National Geographic Countries of the World)
By Charlie Samuels. 2007
An overview of this Middle Eastern country. Describes Iraq's geography, desert climate, plants and animals, government, economy, culture, religion, and…
history beginning in 5000 B.C.E. Discusses twenty-first-century postwar challenges and the emergence of democracy. Includes a glossary of common Arabic phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Japan (Countries of the World)
By Charles Phillips. 2007
An overview of this East Asian island country. Discusses Japan's geography, weather, plants and animals, government, economy, holidays, culture, and…
history, including the era of samurai warriors. Includes a glossary of common Japanese phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007South Korea (Countries of the World)
By Tom Jackson. 2007
An overview of this East Asian country. Describes Korea's geography, climate, plants and animals, government, economy, national holidays, culture, and…
history, including the impact of twentieth-century wars. Includes a glossary of common Korean phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007India (Countries of the World)
By A. Kamala Dalal. 2007
An overview of this South Asian nation. Describes India's geography, plants and animals (including elephants), history, family life, festivals, government,…
economy, and culture. Includes a glossary of common phrases in Hindi, the national language. For grades 3-6. 2007