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Henry Aaron's Dream: Candlewick Biographies
"This rousing tribute should resonate with a wide audience." --School Library Journal (starred review)
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 ballplayer in the major leagues. But none of this could stop him. In a captivating biography of Henry Aaron's young life, Matt Tavares pays inspiring homage to one of baseball's all-time greats.
Book Details
- Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
- Publish Date: Feb 10th, 2015
- Pages: 48
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.10in - 0.10in - 0.30lb
- EAN: 9780763676544
- Recommended age: 05-08
- Categories: • Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation• African American & Black• Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism
About the Author
"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.