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Gr 2–4—In this superb tribute, Winter limns DiMaggio's life, career, and legend in a lively conversational style. In the 1920s, "baseball was all people talked about for seven months out of the year," and young DiMaggio grew up playing and dreaming of baseball, but his fisherman father expected his son to follow in his footsteps. Faced with his father's disapproval, quiet DiMaggio let his actions do the talking: "Joe, he kept his mouth shut and kept on swinging that bat." He was only 19 when his talents won him a place on the Yankees' starting lineup, stepping into the shoes of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"Joltin' Joe" made headlines wherever he played, especially during his amazing fifty-six-game hitting streak. With a near tall...Log In or Sign Up to Read More