Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth

by Robert Burleigh (Author) Mike Wimmer (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Like most boys, he spent his summers playing ball on a dirt lot, but George Herman Ruth, Jr. followed his dreams to become a legend. He is the Babe--Babe Ruth--and baseball is his game. Powerful oil paintings and spare, dramatic text draw readers into the mind of this larger-than-life sports hero. Reproductions of vintage-style baseball cards throughout the book detail Babe Ruth's career highlights. Home Run is a compelling portrait of a man, and of a time when baseball was truly America's game.
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Publishers Weekly

"In a series of poetic, present-tense images, readers see Babe at play, while a congruent series of baseball cards provides aficionados with detailed information about the man, his statistics and his life," wrote PW in a starred review. "A superb tribute, and most definitely a grand slam for this talented duo." Ages 6-9. (Apr.) Copyright 2003 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

ALA/Booklist

This beautiful book . . . will have baseball fans of many ages cheering for Babe Ruth all over again. A wonderful selection to share across generations.

School Library Journal

Starred Review
This lyrical picture-book account is a success. . . . Burleigh brings the Babe to life through the moment of one at bat.

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Robert Burleigh
Robert Burleigh lives in Chicago, Illinois. Mike Wimmer lives in Norman, Oklahoma.
Classification
-
ISBN-13
9780152045999
Lexile Measure
890
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
April 01, 2003
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF054010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball & Softball
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
Library of Congress categories
Baseball
Ruth, Babe

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