At the Plate With...Sammy Sosa

by Matt Christopher

Book Overview

Get a look into the life of Chicago Cubs power hitter Sammy Sosa, from his poor childhood in the Dominican Republic to his home run record-breaking 1998 season. Color photos throughout. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316134775
• ISBN13: 9780316134774
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

At the plate with Sammy Sosa

I think this book is very good because it's very educational for us kids.I really recommend this book to other kids because it gives an authur's message of hard work really pays off.

Excellent

This great book on Sammy Sosa is superior in every way to most of the "cash-in" paperbacks written on baseball superstars. Well-written, engaging and full of information, Sosa may not be baseball's Superman, but he is an interesting guy profiled in this interesting book. Buy it[...]

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This is a fun book that looks at a great superstar whose legacy will get better over time.STEVEN TRAVERS(...)

Sammy Sosa review

I liked the biography that I read because I learned that he has turned into one of the most homerun hitters of all time.This book has some interesting facts about his life I was especially surprised to learn that when he was seven he wanted to help his mother inside the house instead of playing with his brothers and sisters.I would highly recommend it to people who like to read about other people and sport books. I loved this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Classis Sports Biography book

I enjoy reading all of Matt Christopher's books because they are fun to read while at the same time discuss interesting topics. This book was especially interesting. It is a sports biography about the famous baseball player Sammy Sosa. At the Plate With Sammy Sosa is a great book because it goes from all the hardships Sammy faced from his childhood in the Dominican Republic through his early years as a pro when he wasn't very popular to now when he is an international icon. This really is a great book especially for a younger audience.