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Matt Tavares Becoming Babe Ruth: Candlewick Biographies (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Becoming BABÉ Ruth: Candlewick Biographies
- Publication Name
- Becoming Babe Ruth: Candlewick Biographies
- Title
- Becoming Babe Ruth: Candlewick Biographies
- Illustrator
- Matt Tavares
- Contributor
- Matt Tavares (Illustrated by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0763687685
- EAN
- 9780763687687
- ISBN
- 9780763687687
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Genre
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Release Year
- 2016
- Release Date
- 09/02/2016
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 229mm
- Item Length
- 152mm
- Item Width
- 5mm
- Item Weight
- 153g
- Book Series
- Candlewick Biographies
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Topic
- Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball, History / United States / 20th Century
- Intended Audience
- Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
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"This exceptionally engaging chronicle recounts Ruth's amazing rags-to-riches story. . . . Equally important, the art captures Ruth's irrepressible personality and joy in playing baseball." -- Booklist (starred review) Before he becomes known as the Babe, George Herman Ruth is just a boy who lives in Baltimore and has a knack for getting into trouble. But when he turns seven, his father takes him to Saint Mary's Industrial School for Boys, and his life is changed. Here, under the watchful eye of Brother Matthias, George evolves as an athlete and a man. With vivid illustrations and clear affection for his subject, Matt Tavares sheds light on an icon who learned early that life is what you make of it -- and sends home a message about honoring the place you come from. Back matter includes an author's note, Babe Ruth's career statistics, and a bibliography.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Candlewick Press
ISBN-10
0763687685
ISBN-13
9780763687687
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217041212
Product Key Features
Book Title
Becoming BABÉ Ruth: Candlewick Biographies
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball, History / United States / 20th Century
Intended Audience
Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
5.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Grade from
Kindergarten
Grade to
Third Grade
Reviews
This is a story about the boy who became the man as much as it is about baseball...There is warmth and affection in Tavares's paintings, which generously illustrate the text, often in immersive spreads. --The New York Times Well-researched, realistic illustrations, rendered in watercolor, gouache, and pencil, depict early-twentieth-century life and Major League Baseball during Ruth's era. Equally important, the art captures Ruth's irrepressible personality and joy in playing baseball. Yes, the eyes definitely twinkle. --Booklist (starred review) Tavares brings the well-paced story to a nice close as the now-world-famous Babe returns to Saint Mary's to put on an impromptu slugging exhibition for the boys, similar to the ones Brother Matthias gave that so enchanted George as a boy. It's a lovely, poignant ending to a standout sports picture book biography. --The Horn Book Tavares continues to prove he's a double threat, with a concise, forthright writing style and expansive, sepia-toned watercolors that bring to mind vintage photos and newsreels. --Publishers Weekly How can an author make the umpteenth picture book about Babe Ruth justify its shelf space? By finding the right angle on the legend and trimming the larger-than-life figure down to a guy a kid might want to shake hands with...Though subtle in color, Tavares' illustrations are often big and brash in composition, with plenty of close-ups of a beaming Babe. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books An homage to the Bambino introduces a new audience to this great legend of baseball...Tavares allows young readers to view Ruth with just the right amount of hero worship and awe. --Kirkus Reviews Characteristic of Tavares's attractive painterly style, the watercolor, gouache, and pencil illustrations stand out with their action-packed scenes, dramatic angles, and the full-spread portrait of Ruth...Readers, both baseball fans and others, will enjoy this story of the athlete's gratitude and thankfulness for learning his lifetime sport. --School Library Journal Everything about this picture book biography will engage the child reader. --Library Media Connection The appeal of Matt Tavares' beautifully illustrated biography is its focus on Ruth's humble origins. --USA Today, Well-researched, realistic illustrations, rendered in watercolor, gouache, and pencil, depict early-twentieth-century life and Major League Baseball during Ruth's era. Equally important, the art captures Ruth's irrepressible personality and joy in playing baseball. Yes, the eyes definitely twinkle. -Booklist (starred review) This is a story about the boy who became the man as much as it is about baseball...There is warmth and affection in Tavares's paintings, which generously illustrate the text, often in immersive spreads. -The New York Times
Illustrated by
Tavares, Matt
Target Audience
Juvenile Audience
Series
Candlewick Biographies Ser.
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
48 Pages
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