Home Run
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$858
Picture Book · Ages 6–9 · Est. 5 min read-aloud

Home Run

Written by Robert Burleigh · Illustrated by Mike Wimmer

A boy from a dirt lot grows into the biggest legend baseball has known.

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32 pages· 558 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud· AD890L· AR 2 · 0.5 AR pts
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Bookroo's summary

George Herman Ruth Jr. started out playing ball on a dirt lot and grew up to become the Babe. In spare, poetic text and powerful oil paintings, this picture-book biography captures the slugger at the plate, while vintage-style baseball cards throughout track his career highlights and a time when baseball was America's game.

From the publisher

Like most boys, he spent his summers playing ball on a dirt lot, but George Herman Ruth, Jr. followed his dreams to become a legend. He is the Babe--Babe Ruth--and baseball is his game. Powerful oil paintings and spare, dramatic text draw readers into the mind of this larger-than-life sports hero. Reproductions of vintage-style baseball cards throughout the book detail Babe Ruth's career highlights. Home Run is a compelling portrait of a man, and of a time when baseball was truly America's game.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
558
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD890L
AR book level
2
AR points
0.5
AR quiz
34830
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~U
AR interest level
LG
Publication
Published
April 1, 2003
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780152045999

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