Who was Babe Ruth?

Presents the life of the legendary baseball player, from his impoverished childhood, to his famous trade to the Yankees.

Main Author:	Holub, Joan.
Other Authors:	Hammond, Ted (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Grosset & Dunlap, Ã2012.
Series:	Who was-- ?
Subjects:	Lindstrom, Eleanor tribute. Ruth, Babe, > 1895-1948 > Juvenile nonfiction. Baseball players > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile.

Summary:	Presents the life of the legendary baseball player, from his impoverished childhood, to his famous trade to the Yankees.
Physical Description:	105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105).
ISBN:	9780448455860 0448455862 9781451736601 1451736606 9780606236508 0606236503
Author Notes:	Author Joan Holub graduated from college in Texas with a fine arts degree. She illustrated her first published children's book in 1992 and began illustrating full time, shortly thereafter. She sold her first two manuscripts in 1996 and has since become a full time author. She has written and/or illustrated over 130 children's books, including the Goddess Girls and Heroes in Training Series. Her title Mighty Dads, illustrated by James Dean, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography)