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The Streak: How Joe DiMaggio Became America's Hero

32 pp. | Boyds/Calkins | March, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59078-992-6 $16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Terry Widener. In 1941, with "war spreading like a fever through Europe," the heroics of Joe DiMaggio offered a summertime respite as he began a hitting streak that would beat all previous records and has yet to be surpassed. Widener is a master at capturing the larger-than-life spirit of baseball through his perfectly attuned acrylic illustrations, and the text matches the art in its exuberance. Bib.

Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2014