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You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!

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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.

Author Biography:

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.
Release date Australia
March 8th, 2016
Author
Audience
  • Children / Juvenile
Contributor
  • Illustrated by Andre Carrilho
Illustrations
full color illustrations
Interest Age
From 4 to 8 years
Pages
40
Dimensions
230x279x4
ISBN-13
9780553498424
Product ID
23150603

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