Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball's Greatest

by Guernsey Van Riper Jr.

Book Overview

In this edition of one of the most popular series for children, young readers will learn about famous baseball player Lou Gehrig's childhood.

One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies--easily read by children aged eight and up--today's youngster is swept into history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0020419309
• ISBN13: 9780020419303
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good book, except for the Santa spoiler

My 10-year-old son greatly enjoyed this classic story of Lou Gehrig's childhood. It is an engaging story of inspiration and hard work. However, there is a Santa spoiler in the first chapter that could create a very big problem for some younger children and their beliefs. I

Childhood of American Heroes

This book covers the childhood of Lou Gehrig, with little discussion of his years as a Yankee. It is a good starting point for youngsters already familiar with Gehrig's baseball accomplishments, as it describes the poverty and difficulties of his upbringing. The child should already ubderstand Gehrig's baseball on field accomplishments and his heroism in the face of his incurable disease for the book to have the greatest impact.

Awesome book

I am a HUGE yankee fan, and I thought I knew about Lou Gehrig and his Yankee career days. After reading the book, I found out what he was like to be a kid and growing up. It was super. I really enjoyed it - it was very informative and very exciting. I highly recommend it!!!

Lou Gerig's the Luckiest Man

THis is a good book for baseball fans all over. It's more of a kid's book, but it's got great info. It even has his "luckiest man in the world" speech in it!