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Provides facts about a variety of dinosaurs that lived in different environments, based on fossil discoveries and research. Describes each…
dinosaur's anatomy, diet, and living conditions in the ocean, the sky, or on land. Discusses renowned fossil sites and technological advances in studying prehistoric remains. For grades 4-7. 2010Field of screams: haunted tales from the baseball diamond, the locker room, and beyond (Lyons Press Ser.)
By Dan Gordon, Mickey Bradley. 2010
The authors continue their anecdotes about weird happenings in the world of baseball begun in Haunted Baseball (DB 67877). In…
"New York's New Jersey" a construction worker recalls burying Red Sox paraphernalia under the new Yankee stadium's freshly poured concrete in 2007. 2010The last hero: a life of Henry Aaron
By Howard Bryant. 2010
Biography of baseball legend Henry "Hank" Aaron (born 1934), who broke Babe Ruth's home-run record in 1974 while playing for…
the Atlanta Braves. Examines Aaron's childhood in segregated Mobile, Alabama; his 1954 debut with the Milwaukee Braves; and indignities he and other African American athletes endured. Some strong language. 2010Baseball heroes: good sports (Good sports)
By Glenn Stout. 2011
Biographical sketches of baseball pioneers who fought prejudice to play: Hank Greenberg, one of the first Jewish players; Jackie Robinson,…
the first African American in the major leagues; Fernando Valenzuela, a Latino pitcher from Mexico; and Ila Borders, the first woman on a men's college team. For grades 3-6. 2010Explores the cultural impact of the 1940 move of the Homestead Grays, a storied Negro League baseball team, from Pittsburgh…
to segregated Washington, D.C. Recounts how Grays owner Cum Posey rented--and filled--the Washington Senators' stadium. Highlights the role of black journalist Sam Lacey in confronting racism. 2003Lebron James: the making of an MVP
By Terry Pluto, Brian Windhorst. 2009
Biography of renowned NBA star LeBron James, who, in 2009 at age twenty-four, was named the league's most valuable player.…
Discusses James's childhood struggles and family life and his desire to succeed. Describes his experiences on the Olympic basketball team and with the Cleveland Cavaliers. For senior high readers. 2009The last boy: Mickey Mantle and the end of America's childhood
By Jane Leavy. 2010
The author of Sandy Koufax (DB 54935) details twenty pivotal days in the life of New York Yankees slugger Mickey…
Mantle (1931-1995). Includes her own 1983 interview with "The Mick" and reminiscences of five hundred others to portray Mantle's remarkable talent and personal demons. Strong language. Bestseller. 2010Journey to the Ice Age: discovering an ancient world
By Peter L. Storck. 2004
Archaeologist's autobiographical account of fieldwork in Ontario that revealed early human settlements near the Great Lakes. Senior curator of the…
Royal Ontario Museum discusses his thirty-year career, including his study of stone-knapping techniques and painstaking work uncovering and correlating artifacts, and describes the challenges Paleo-Indians faced 11,500 years ago. 2004Mammoths and mastodons: titans of the Ice Age
By Cheryl Bardoe. 2010
Discusses what scientists have learned from the 2007 discovery in Siberia of a frozen baby woolly mammoth given the name…
Lyuba. Explains how research on fossil tusks, teeth, and droppings reveals differences between mammoths, mastodons, and modern elephants. For grades 4-7. 2010Steinbrenner: the last lion of baseball
By Bill Madden. 2010
Biography of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner (1930-2010). Chronicles Steinbrenner's early life and career as a shipping magnate, his…
purchase of the Yankees in 1973, his legal troubles, his controversial hiring and firing of multiple managers, and the team's ups and downs. Strong language. Bestseller. 2010Global warming and the dinosaurs: fossil discoveries at the poles
By Caroline Arnold, Laurie A. Caple. 2009
Discusses fossil evidence and scientific discoveries in Alaska, Canada, Siberia, Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, and Patagonia showing that dinosaurs lived…
not just in warm, tropical places but also in the cold and seasonally dark environments of the polar circles. For grades 3-6. 2009Munson: the life and death of a Yankee captain
By Marty Appel, Martin Appel. 2009
Biography of Ohio native and professional baseball catcher Thurman Munson (1947-1979). Chronicles Munson's 1968 draft from Kent State University to…
the New York Yankees, the team's success that led to winning the 1977 and 1978 World Series, and Munson's death in the crash of an airplane he was piloting. 2009Sports columnist for the New York Post recreates the 1912 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the New…
York Giants. Describes the climate of the times, which included an attempted assassination on presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt. Some strong language. 2009Cooperstown confidential: heroes, rogues, and the inside story of the Baseball Hall of Fame
By Zev Chafets, Zeʼev Chafets, Ze'Ev Chafets. 2009
Journalist chronicles the history of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, and alleges that…
politics affects the induction of players. Discusses the makeup of the selection committee and associated scandals and controversies. Some strong language. 2009The best American sports writing 2008 (Best American series)
By Glenn Stout. 2008
Twenty-nine diverse selections from print and online journals. Includes John Brant's "Following Terry Fox," an account of a young athlete…
who, despite having lost one leg to cancer, attempted to run across Canada, and Paul Solotaroff's "Casualties of the NFL," an exploration of the plight of injured ex-football players. 2008Bizarre dinosaurs: some very strange creatures and why we think they got that way
By Christopher Sloan. 2008
Discusses the unusual features--giant beak, musical head, or wide muzzle--of eleven different dinosaurs and provides scientists' interpretations of the uses…
of these characteristics. Covers the 2006 discovery of a spiky skull that looked so nasty it was named Dracorex hogwartsia, meaning dragon king of Hogwarts. For grades K-3. 2008Stories of the players who played for the Twins over the last forty years. Including pictures and stats. Includes Tony…
Oliva, Harmon Killebrew, Kent Hrbek, Kirby Puckett, Gary Gaetti, and many others. With many stories never before told. For junior and senior high. UnratedThe meaning of Nolan Ryan
By Nick Trujillo. 1994
Baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan retired after the 1993 season. His legacy is unmatched: 300 wins, 5,000 strikeouts, and a 27-year…
career throwing 90-miles-per-hour fastballs. No other pitcher in major-league history can boast a comparable record. Trujillo, a communications professor and former college pitcher, examines Ryan's impact on baseball and society as a hero and role model. For many years, Ryan pitched in relative obscurity, registering consistent but unspectacular numbers and playing for mediocre teams. Only in his last 10 years did the country take note of his career. Ryan is self-effacing, humble, hardworking, conservative, happily married, and an off-season rancher. Trujillo examines Madison Avenue's use of those traits and how Ryan became just another image rather than the hero he should have been. He also analyzes Ryan's portrayal in the media and discusses the ease with which a person can move from celebrity to hero to image to parody. A thought-provoking look at our national hunger for disposable heroes. 1994Willie Wells: "El Diablo" of the Negro Leagues
By Bob Luke. 2007
Willie Wells was arguably the best shortstop of his generation, yet few people have heard of the feisty baseball player…
nicknamed "El Diablo." Wells was black, and he played long before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in a career that lasted thirty years. Luke details how the lingering effects of segregation hindered black players long after the policy officially ended. Fortunately, Wells had the talent and tenacity to take on anything--from segregation to fast balls. 2007Sam Rice: a biography of the Washington Senators hall of famer
By Jeff Carroll. 2007
In the history of sports, few comeback stories compare to that of Edgar Charles Rice better known as "Sam." Away…
from home, trying out for a low-level minor league team, Sam Rice received a telegram on an April morning that would turn his world upside down: his wife, mother, both of his children and two younger siblings had been killed by a tornado. A few days later, his father died from injuries suffered in the tornado, as well. In this moving biography, Jeff Carroll explores the great achievement and tragedy of a Hall of Fame outfielder and Washington Senators favorite