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Becoming Babe Ruth
Contributor(s): Tavares, Matt (Author), Tavares, Matt (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0763656461     ISBN-13: 9780763656461
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2012942357
Age Level: 5-8
Grade Level: Kindergarten-3
Lexile Measure: 810
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.1" W x 12" L (1.40 lbs) 40 pages
Awards: Garden State Children's Book Awards, Nominee, Nonfiction, 2016
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-6, 2015
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2014
Delaware Diamonds Award, Winner, Grades 3-5, 2014
Sequoyah Book Awards, Nominee, Children's, 2016
Beehive Awards, Nominee, Informational, 2015
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2015
 
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Publisher Description:
Matt Tavares's striking homage to one of baseball's legends offers a rare view into Babe Ruth's formative years in "the House that built Ruth."

Before he is known as the Babe, George Herman Ruth is just a boy who lives in Baltimore and gets into a lot of trouble. But when he turns seven, his father brings him to the gates of Saint Mary's Industrial School for Boys, and his life is changed forever. At Saint Mary's, he's expected to study hard and follow a lot of rules. But there is one good thing about Saint Mary's: almost every day, George gets to play baseball. Here, under the watchful eye of Brother Matthias, George evolves as a player and as a man, and when he sets off into the wild world of big-league baseball, the school, the boys, and Brother Matthias are never far from his heart. With vivid illustrations and clear affection for his subject, Matt Tavares sheds light on an icon who learned early that life is what you make of it -- and sends home a message about honoring the place from which you came.
Back matter includes an author's note, Babe Ruth's career statistics, and a bibliography.

 
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