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Author: Jonah Winter
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Published: 2016-03-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781484474549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers a brief overview of the life of Sandy Koufax, discussing the obstacles and physical challenges he faced, his successful career, his retirement, and other related topics.
Author: Jane Leavy
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-10-13
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 0061753505
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It’s a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero’s self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory… a remarkably rich portrait.” — Time The New York Times bestseller about the baseball legend and famously reclusive Dodgers’ pitcher Sandy Koufax, from award-winning former Washington Post sportswriter Jane Leavy. Sandy Koufax reveals, for the first time, what drove the three-time Cy Young award winner to the pinnacle of baseball and then—just as quickly—into self-imposed exile.
Author: Percy Leed
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2020-08-01
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1728414784
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSandy Koufax went from dreaming of playing in the NBA to pitching perfect games for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Learn how the left-handed Koufax honed his throwing arm, brought the Dodgers a World Series, and more.
Author: Edward Gruver
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Published: 2000-04-01
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1589796306
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book chronicles his turbulent life and focuses on the reverential mystique that envelopes the Los Angeles Dodger even this day.
Author: Brian M. Endsley
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-09-11
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1476618941
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the story of the L.A. Dodgers' volatile fortunes during Sandy Koufax's transformation from a wild left-hander with a losing record on the verge of quitting the game, to an artist with exquisite control of the baseball--a veritable Mozart on the mound. From the Dodgers' sudden plunge into the baseball wilderness in 1960, to their return to pennant contention in Koufax's breakout year of 1961, through their catastrophic 1962 season--precipitated by Koufax's freak midseason finger injury--to their redemption in 1963 with their second World Championship on the West Coast, the narrative is set against the backdrop of John F. Kennedy's fleeting New Frontier presidency.
Author: Matt Tavares
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 0763632244
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA picture book biography of African-American baseball player Hank Aaron.
Author: Sandy Koufax
Publisher: Viking
Published: 1966
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSandy Koufax tells how he became a famous pitcher, from his early days as a wild youngster to his highly successful years with the Dodgers.
Author: Audrey Vernick
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012-04-03
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 0547822855
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Acerra family had sixteen children, including twelve ball-playing boys. It was the 1930s, and many families had lots of kids. But only one had enough to field a baseball team . . . with three on the bench! The Acerras were the longest-playing all-brother team in baseball history. They loved the game, but more important, they cared for and supported each other and stayed together as a team. Nothing life threw their way could stop them. Full of action, drama, and excitement, this never-before-told true story is vividly brought to life by Audrey Vernick’s expert storytelling and Steven Salerno’s stunning vintage-style art.
Author: Jon Weisman
Publisher: Triumph Books
Published: 2018-05-15
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1641250100
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the most storied franchises in all of sports, with enduring legacies both on and off the diamond. Chief among the hallmarks of the organization is an unparalleled pitching dominance; Dodger blue and white brings to mind brilliance on the mound and the Cy Young Awards that followed. In Brothers in Arms: Koufax, Kershaw, and the Dodgers' Extraordinary Pitching Tradition, acclaimed Dodgers writer Jon Weisman explores the organization's rich pitching history, from Koufax and Drysdale to Valenzuela and Hershiser, to the sublime Clayton Kershaw. Weisman delves deep into this lineage of excellence, interviewing both the legends that toed the rubber and the teammates, coaches, and personalities that witnessed their genius.
Author: Jonah Winter
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Published: 2010-02-09
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 0375852182
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis New York Times Best Illustrated Book is a mostly true and completely stinky story that is sure to make you say, “Pee-yew!” Teaching environmental awareness has become a national priority, and this hilarious book (subtly) drives home the message that we can’t produce unlimited trash without consequences. Before everyone recycled . . . There was a town that had 3,168 tons of garbage and nowhere to put it. What did they do? Enter the Garbage Barge! Amazing art built out of junk, toys, and found objects by Red Nose Studio makes this the perfect book for Earth Day or any day, and photos on the back side of the jacket show how the art was created. Here Comes the Garbage Barge was a New York Times Best Illustrated book of 2010, a Huffington Post Best Picture Book of the Year, and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. The Washington Post said, “Cautionary? Yes. Hilarious? You betcha!” and the New York Times Book Review raved, “[A] glorious visual treat.”
