Who Was Babe Ruth?

by Joan Holub

Book Overview

Just in time for baseball season Babe Ruth came from a poor Baltimore family and, as a kid, he was a handful. It was at a reform school that Babe discovered his talent for baseball, and by the age of nineteen, he was on his way to becoming a sports legend. Babe was often out of shape and even more often out on the town, but he had a big heart and an even bigger swing Kids will learn all about the Home Run King in this rags-to- riches sports biography...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448455862
• ISBN13: 9780448455860
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6