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Lou Gehrig

One of Baseball's Greatest

Illustrated by Paul Laune

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About The Book

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.

About The Author

Guernsey Van Riper, Jr. attended DePauw University in 1926. He earned two varsity letters as quarterback on the football team and one letter as a first baseman on the baseball team. After graduating, he worked in advertising then became an editor at Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Company. He turned his love of sports into books, writing biographies of Lou Gehrig and Knute Rockne along with ten other children’s books.

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Product Details

  • Publisher: Aladdin (October 31, 1986)
  • Length: 192 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780020419303
  • Grades: 4 - 6
  • Ages: 8 - 12
  • Fountas & Pinnell™ O These books have been officially leveled by using the F&P Text Level Gradient™ Leveling System

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