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

by James Buckley (Author) Kelly Tindall (Illustrator)

Babe Ruth: Baseball's All-Time Best! (Show Me History!)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
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.
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Praise for the Show Me History! series:
"Bunking the notion that history is dull, these titles in the Show Me History! series convey the lives of notable historical figures through colorful and spirited cartoons." —Booklist
James Buckley
James Buckley Jr. has been writing sports books for adults and young readers for more than 25 years after working for Sports Illustrated and NFL Publishing. Among his most popular titles are National Baseball Hall of Fame Collection, America's Classic Ballparks, Ballpark Bucket List, Perfect: The Story of Baseball's Perfect Games, Unhittable, Eyewitness Baseball, The Visual Dictionary of Baseball, and Obsessed with Baseball. He is the author of more than 20 sports biographies for young readers, including the graphic nonfiction title Babe Ruth: Baseball's All-Time Best. His company, Shoreline Publishing Group, produces dozens of books each year for major publishers including Penguin, Scholastic, DK, National Geographic Kids, Simon & Schuster/Aladdin, and many others.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781645170716
Lexile Measure
620
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Portable Press
Publication date
April 20, 2020
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

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