PLAY BALL!

JORGE POSADA with Robert Burleigh / illust.by Raul Colon

ISBN 10: 1416906878 / ISBN 13: 9781416906872

Published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2006

About this Item

2006 1ST PRINTING STATED hardcover book LIKE NEW /dustjacket LIKE NEW brodart covered, SIGNED on the dustjacket by author-New York Yankee's JORGE POSADA. Seller Inventory # SJPPB

Bibliographic Details

Title: PLAY BALL!

Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Colon, Raul

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Provides the story of a young boy, whose determination, hard work, and endless encouragement from his father, helped him to be the best player he could be for his local team--becoming a great pitcher and talented switch-hitter in the process. 50,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo.

About the Author:

Jorge Posada is an all-star catcher for the New York Yankees, a position he has held since 2000. Laura Posada is an attorney, a certified personal trainer, and CEO of Laura Posada, LLC. The couple lives with their two children, Jorge Luis and Paulina, in Florida.

Robert Burleigh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including, Hoops, a SLJ Best Book of the Year and a Booklist Editor's Choice, Lookin' for Bird in the Big City which received the New York Society Library Award for the best children's book of the year, and Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light which was an ALA Notable Book. His many other books include Stealing Home, Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! and By My Brother's Side, for which he was a contributing author.  He lives in Michigan.

RaÚl ColÓn has illustrated several highly acclaimed picture books including the New York Times bestselling Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt and Susanna Reich's JosÉ! Born to Dance, which received a starred review in Booklist. Mr. ColÓn lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.