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Aaron, Hank
5 Reviews
(2)
4-6
Candlewick Biographies series.
With understated, unfussy cadences, Tavares describes young Hank Aaron's major-league dream in this smaller-size, reformatted edition originally published as a picture book. After a brief stint in the Negro Leagues, Aaron signed a minor-league contract with the Braves but faced brutal racism in the South. In a final illustration, Tavares's skillful combination of watercolor, ink, and pencil shows Aaron in his first major-league game. An author's note and Aaron's career stats are included. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2010
(2)
K-3
With understated, unfussy cadences, Tavares describes young Hank Aaron's major-league dream. After a brief stint in the Negro Leagues, Aaron signed a minor-league contract with the Braves but faced brutal racism in the South. In a final illustration, Tavares's skillful combination of watercolor, ink, and pencil shows Aaron in his first major-league game. An author's note and Aaron's career stats are included. Bib.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2010
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
David Kim.
This coupling of a Little Leaguer's struggles at the plate and Hank Aaron's historic season in which he broke Babe Ruth's home run record never really finds its equilibrium. Mark can't stop swinging for the fences until he meets his hero, who advises him to concentrate on getting RBIs. The acrylic illustrations are stiff but nicely capture some moments. Bib.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin
(3)
YA
Baseball Superstars series.
These baseball biographies are unusually sophisticated in their analysis of each player within the context of his time and the state of Major League Baseball. Nuanced discussions of the player's strengths and personal failings round out the portraits. Judicious use of quotations and many photos, sidebars, and stats are included. There are eight other new books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Baseball Superstars titles: Jackie Robinson, Ichiro Suzuki, Mariano Rivera, Hank Aaron, and Ted Williams.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Paul Lee.
Golenbock describes the paradoxical experience of Hank Aaron, the baseball star who broke Babe Ruth's lifetime home-run record but endured numerous threats to his life as he pursued his goal. An especially good cover portrait and many effective oil paintings extend the well-synthesized telling and underscore the variety of emotions explored in the text.
Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn
5 reviews
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