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  • Babe Ruth: Baseball's All-Time Best! (Show Me History!)

Babe Ruth: Baseball's All-Time Best!
(Show Me History!)

Author
Illustrator
Kelly Tindall
Publication Date
April 20, 2020
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Format
Graphic Novel
Babe Ruth: Baseball's All-Time Best! (Show Me History!)
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Description
The life story of baseball's greatest player, in graphic novel format. Long regarded as the greatest player in baseball history, George Herman "Babe" Ruth transformed the sport with his legendary power and personality. Babe Ruth: Baseball's All-Time Best! tells the story of Ruth's life in graphic novel format--from his humble beginnings in Baltimore to superstardom with the New York Yankees. Never one to keep quiet, Babe Ruth was a player whose outsized swing and character made him a star both on and off the field. Baseball fans of all ages will be entertained and educated by the full-color illustrations and historically accurate narrative of this graphical biography.
Publication date
April 20, 2020
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781645170716
Lexile Measure
620
Publisher
Portable Press
Series
Show Me History!
BISAC categories
JNF054010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball & Softball
JNF062010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Biography
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF062020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | History
Library of Congress categories
United States
Baseball players
Ruth, Babe
James Buckley
James Buckley Jr. has written more than 50 books for kids, including Who Was Ernest Shackleton? and Who Was Roberto Clemente?

Manuel Gutierrez is an Argentinian illustrator with vast experience working internationally as a visual storyteller in the fields of comic books and advertising. Manuel was born in Neuquen, in the Argentinian Patagonia, and is a self-taught artist. He has worked for Marvel and DC Comics.