Hank Aaron: Home Run Hero
From the Series Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies
In the days before performance-enhancing substances, the great Hank Aaron hit a career-record 755 home runs, a mark he held for 33 years. Born in Mobile, Alabama, Hammerin' Hank began his baseball career in the Negro Leagues when black players were still banned from Major League Baseball. The last Negro League player to make the move into the big leagues, Hank played for 23 years in Milwaukee and Atlanta and made the All-Star team in both the National and American Leagues for 20 straight years. Today, his remarkable talent and his fine character have made him one of the most highly regarded athletes in sports.
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978-0-7787-2547-3
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978-1-4271-9470-1
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$31.00 |
Interest Level | Grade 5 - Grade 9 |
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Reading Level | Grade 6 |
Age Range | 10 - 14 |
Dewey | 796.35 |
Lexile | 1080L |
ATOS Reading Level | 7.7 |
Guided Reading Level | W |
Subjects | Black History, History |
Genres | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Crabtree Publishing |
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Imprint | Crabtree Classics |
Copyright | 2011 |
Number of Pages | 112 |
Dimensions | 7.25 x 9.25 |
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BISACS | JNF007100, JNF054010, JNF007000 |
Rights Included | WORLD |
Language | English |
Hank Aaron: Home Run Hero - Children's Literature
For Hank Aaron life was all about baseball from the start. Born in segregated Mobile, Alabama in 1934, Aaron grew up playing sand lot baseball and was recruited to play in the Negro League while still in high school. His talents were soon recognized by scouts from the Major League and in 1952 he signed with the Braves, beginning with their minor league team, the Eau Claire Bears. Although Jackie Robinson and a few others blazed the trail, Aaron was among the first African-Americans to integrate professional baseball and this book in the “Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies” series.