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Henry Aaron's Dream
Contributor(s): Tavares, Matt (Author), Tavares, Matt (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0763632244 ISBN-13: 9780763632243
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

OUR PRICE: $14.44

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2010
* Out of Print *

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2008037417

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 920 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.47" H x 10.04" W x 12.06" L (1.23 lbs) 40 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Awards: Lupine Award, Honor Book, Children/Young Adult, 2010
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2012
Cybils, Finalist, Nonfiction Picture Book, 2010

Review Citations: School Library Journal 01/01/2010 pg. 91
Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2010
Booklist 02/15/2010 pg. 73
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2010 pg. 82
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 04/27/2015

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 135429
Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Matt Tavares hits one out of the park with this powerful tale of a kid from the segregated South who would become baseball's home-run king.

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 ball player in the major leagues. But none of this could stop Henry Aaron. In a captivating biography of Henry Aaron's young life -- from his sandlot days through his time in the Negro Leagues to the day he played his first spring training game for the Braves -- Matt Tavares offers an inspiring homage to one of baseball's all-time greats.
Back matter includes an author's note, Henry Aaron's career statistics, and a bibliography.

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