Becoming Babe Ruth

by Matt Tavares

Book Overview

Matt Tavares's striking homage to one of baseball's legends offers a rare view into Babe Ruth's formative years in "the House that built Ruth." Before he is known as the Babe, George Herman Ruth is just a boy who lives in Baltimore and gets into a lot of trouble. But when he turns seven, his father brings him to the gates of Saint Mary's Industrial School for Boys, and his life is changed forever. At Saint Mary's, he's expected to study hard and follow...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763656461
• ISBN13: 9780763656461
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.1" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3