Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth

Burleigh, Robert

ISBN 10: 0152045996 / ISBN 13: 9780152045999

Published by Clarion Books (edition Reprint), 2003

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0152045996-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth
• Publisher: Clarion Books (edition Reprint)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152045996
• ISBN 13: 9780152045999
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Wimmer, Mike
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Like most boys, he spent his summers playing ball on a dirt lot, but George Herman Ruth, Jr. followed his dreams to become a legend. He is the Babe—Babe Ruth—and baseball is his game.

Powerful oil paintings and spare, dramatic text draw readers into the mind of this larger-than-life sports hero. Reproductions of vintage-style baseball cards throughout the book detail Babe Ruth's career highlights.

Home Run is a compelling portrait of a man, and of a time when baseball was truly America's game.

About the Authors

Robert Burleigh is the author of many books for children including Flight: the journey of Charles Lindbergh, which won the Orbus Pictus award. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

MIKE WIMMER is the illustrator of several books for young readers, including, Will Rogers: An American Legend by Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.