Henry Aaron's Dream

by Matt Tavares

Book Overview

Matt Tavares hits one out of the park with this powerful tale of a kid from the segregated South who would become baseball's home-run king. Before he was Hammerin' Hank, Henry Aaron was a young boy growing up in Mobile, Alabama, with what seemed like a foolhardy dream: to be a big-league baseball player. He didn't have a bat. He didn't have a ball. And there wasn't a single black ball player in the major leagues. But none of this could stop Henry Aaron. In a captivating biography of Henry Aaron's young life -- from his sandlot days through his time in the Negro Leagues to the day he played his first spring training game for the Braves -- Matt Tavares offers an inspiring homage to one of baseball's all-time greats. Back matter includes an author's note, Henry Aaron's career statistics, and a bibliography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763658200
• ISBN13: 9780763658205
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.8" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7