Becoming Babe 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 expect...
| Main Author: | Tavares, Matt. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Somerville, Mass. :
Candlewick Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
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. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780763656461 0763656461 |
| Author Notes: |
Matt wrote and illustrated his first picture book, Sebastian's Ball, as his senior thesis at Bates College. Three years later, after much revision, Sebastian's Ball became Zachary's Ball, his first published picture book. Since then, Matt has published a number of books. Matt's books have won several awards, including three Parents' Choice Gold Awards, a Parents' Choice Silver Honor, two Oppenheim Gold Seal Awards, and an International Reading Association Children's Book Award. Matt lives in Ogunquit, Maine with his wife, Sarah, and their two daughters. (Bowker Author Biography) |