| Henry Aaron's Dream |
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author/illustrator: Matt Tavares
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| Before he was Hammerin' Hank, Henry Aaron was a young boy growing up in Mobile, Alabama, with what seemed like a foolhardy dream: to be a big-league baseball player. He didn't have a bat. He didn't have a ball. And there wasn't a single black ball player in the major leagues. But none of this could stop Henry Aaron. In a captivating biography of Henry Aaron's young life -- from his sandlot days through his time in the Negro Leagues to the day he played his first spring training game for the Braves -- Matt Tavares offers an inspiring homage to one of baseball's all-time greats. |
Matt Tavares hits one out of the park with this powerful tale of a kid from the segregated south who would become baseball’s home-run king.
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suggested retail price (U.S./CAN):
$16.99 / $22.00 |
isbn-10/isbn-13:
0763632244 / 9780763632243 |
on sale date:
01/2010 |
type/format:
Nonfiction-picture / Hard Cover |
age range:
8 yrs - 10 yrs
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# of pages/size:
40 / 9 3/4" x 11 13/16" |
grade range:
Grade 3 - Grade 5
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subjects:
Working/Careers; Sports; Social Studies; Black History Month; Biography; |
author’s comments:
"When I set out to write about Henry Aaron, I expected to focus on his historic quest to break Major League Baseball’s all-time home-run record. But in researching his life, I found that the most fascinating part of Henry Aaron’s story took place before he ever set foot on a big-league baseball field -- back when he was a skinny kid who held his bat the wrong way; but who never gave up his dream, even when it seemed impossible."
Matt Tavares lives in Ogunquit, Maine. |
