Awards
- Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book 2010
- Winner of Booklist Children's Editors' Choice 2009
- Winner of Booklist Top of the List 2009
- Winner of Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2010
Overview
In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax such an amazing baseball player. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear that he actually quit, only to return the next season-different-firing one rocket after another over the plate. We watch him refuse to play in the 1965 World Series because it is a Jewish high holy day. And we see him in pain because of an overused left arm, eventually retiring at the peak of his career. Finally, we are told that people are still ""scratchin' their heads over Sandy,"" who remains a modest hero and a mystery to this day. Accompanied by sidebars filled with statistics, this Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year and Booklist Top of the List is sure to delight budding baseball fans.
Full Product Details
Author: Jonah Winter ,
Andre Carrilho
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Bantam Books Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 23.00cm
, Height: 0.40cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.198kg
ISBN: 9780553498424
ISBN 10: 0553498428
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 08 March 2016
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Starred Review, Booklist, December 15, 2008: Hand this book to kids unconvinced by Koufax s mind-boggling numbers, or to the ones who know why they re so mind boggling to begin with. Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, January 5, 2009: Not just a home run, this book is a grand slam. Starred Review, School Library Journal, February 2009: This striking book deserves a wide audience.
Starred Review, Booklist, December 15, 2008: Hand this book to kids unconvinced by Koufax's mind-boggling numbers, or to the ones who know why they're so mind boggling to begin with. Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, January 5, 2009: Not just a home run, this book is a grand slam. Starred Review, School Library Journal, February 2009: This striking book deserves a wide audience.
Author Information
Jonah Winter is the author of many award-winning books about baseball figures, includingRoberto Clemente- Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates; You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!;andYou Never Heard of Casey Stengel?!His other stellar titles includeHere Comes the Garbage Barge!,aNew York TimesBest Illustrated Book;Frida,a Parents' Choice Gold Medal winner; andDizzy,the recipient of Best Book of the Year citations fromBooklist,School Library Journal,The Horn Book, The Bulletin,andKirkus Reviews. Andre Carrilho is the illustrator of Porch Lies by Patricia McKissack, which received three starred reviews. This is his first picture book. He lives in Lisbon, Portugal.
