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The Streak: How Joe DiMaggio Became America's Hero
By ROSENSTOCK, Barb
- ISBN
- 9781590789926
- Publisher
- Calkins Creek
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 2–5—Placed within the historical context of the last perfect baseball summer before America's involvement in World War II, Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak of 1941 becomes even more impressive. Rosenstock also captures the drama surrounding the feat: how a player from humble beg...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2014
In 1941, when headlines "shouted about the war spreading like a fever through Europe," the baseball heroics of Yankees great Joe DiMaggio offered a summertime respite. Starting on May 15th, he began a hitting streak that would beat all previous records and has yet to be surpassed. He hit in fifty-six straight games and, game by game, he brought excitement to the stadiums, as fans flocked ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
In 1941, with "war spreading like a fever through Europe," the heroics of Joe DiMaggio offered a summertime respite as he began a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
