Hank Aaron: Home Run Hero

From the Series Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies
  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 9
  • Reading Level: Grade 6

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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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 9
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
Imprint Crabtree Classics
Copyright 2011
Number of Pages 112
Dimensions 7.25 x 9.25
Graphics
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.

Author: Jessica Morrison