Hammerin' Hank Greenberg: Baseball Pioneer
Awards:   Commended for Sydney Taylor Book Award (Older Readers) 2012
Author:   Shelley Sommer
Publisher:   Astra Publishing House
ISBN:  

9781590784525


Pages:   136
Publication Date:   01 March 2011
Recommended Age:   From 10 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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  • Commended for Sydney Taylor Book Award (Older Readers) 2012

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Author:   Shelley Sommer
Publisher:   Astra Publishing House
Imprint:   Boyds Mills Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.10cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9781590784525


ISBN 10:   1590784529
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   01 March 2011
Recommended Age:   From 10 to 17 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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""A multilayered portrait.""—Kirkus Reviews ""An excellent choice for kids who enjoy delving into baseball history.""—Booklist ""Sommer skillfully places Greenberg's career in the context of the Great Depression, World War II and Jackie Robinson's pioneering efforts as the first black major leaguer.""—San Fransisco Chronicle


Sommer skillfully places Greenberg's career in the context of the Great Depression, World War II and Jackie Robinson's pioneering efforts as the first black major leaguer. -- San Fransisco Chronicle


A multilayered portrait. --Kirkus Reviews An excellent choice for kids who enjoy delving into baseball history. --Booklist Sommer skillfully places Greenberg's career in the context of the Great Depression, World War II and Jackie Robinson's pioneering efforts as the first black major leaguer. --San Fransisco Chronicle


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Shelley Sommer is a teacher and the director of the Inly School Library in Scituate, Massachusetts Prior to that, she worked for the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. She received her master's degree in children's literature from Simmons College. After marrying a lifelong Red Sox fan in 1986, she became a proud member of Red Sox Nation and now considers herself a fan of both the Red Sox and Hank Greenberg's Detroit Tigers.

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