Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg: Baseball Pioneer
by
Shelley Sommer
Edition
-
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Imprint
Calkins Creek
ISBN
9781590784525
Awards and Honors
2012 Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Older Readers
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism
Joining the Detroit Tigers in 1930, Hank Greenberg, sometimes called “the Jewish Babe Ruth,” battled anti-Semitism on and off the field. Further resources. Bibliography. Source notes. Index. Black-and-white photographs.
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism
Details
Format
Page Count
136
Trim Size
7 1/2" x 9 1/2"
Dewey
796.357092
AR
7.3: points 4
Lexile
1080L
Scholastic Reading Counts
8
JLG Release
Jul 2011
Topics
Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg (1911-1986). Baseball. Baseball players. Biographies. Anti-semitism. Standing up for one's beliefs. Overcoming adversity. Role models.
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Praise & Reviews
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