Henry Aaron's Dream
Author: Tavares, Matt
ISBN: 9780763676544
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2015
Pages: 48
Dimensions: 229mm x 157mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
“This rousing tribute should resonate with a wide audience." —School Library Journal (starred review)
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 ballplayer in the major leagues. But none of this could stop him. In a captivating biography of Henry Aaron’s young life, Matt Tavares pays inspiring homage to one of baseball’s all-time greats.
ISBN: 9780763676544
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Year First Published: 2015
Pages: 48
Dimensions: 229mm x 157mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
“This rousing tribute should resonate with a wide audience." —School Library Journal (starred review)
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 ballplayer in the major leagues. But none of this could stop him. In a captivating biography of Henry Aaron’s young life, Matt Tavares pays inspiring homage to one of baseball’s all-time greats.