Henry Aaron's Dream: Candlewick Biographies
Part of the Candlewick Biographies series
- Subject
- Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 48
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press (MA)
- Size
- 15.5 cm × 23.1 cm
- ISBN
- 9780763676544
Before he was Hammerin’ Hank, Henry Aaron was a young boy growing up in Mobile, Alabama, with what seemed like a foolhardy dream: to be a big-league baseball player. He didn’t have a bat. He didn’t have a ball. And there wasn’t a single black ballplayer in the major leagues. But none of this could stop him. In a captivating biography of Henry Aaron’s young life, Matt Tavares pays inspiring homage to one of baseball’s all-time greats.
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What reviewers said
Well-written text and brilliantly composed art highlight the poignancy and triumph in Aaron’s story. This rousing tribute should resonate with a wide audience.
A multi-layered treat. On one level it is an account of one of the most amazing hitters to ever play baseball, but it is also a valiant story of hope, resilience, perseverance, and love. The author paints a rich history lesson cloaked in sports.
Tavares’ vibrant artwork brings viewers into dingy dugouts, on cramped buses, and into the dust of the diamond as Aaron works his way into history.
Lyrical yet hard-hitting narrative… Close-up portraits of Aaron on and off the field dominate Tavares's watercolor, ink, and pencil art.
The author illustrates his powerful words with extraordinary, heroic images: Muscular watercolor, ink and pencil pictures put readers right in the scene.
Tavares’ vibrant artwork brings viewers into dingy dugouts, on cramped busses, and into the dust of the diamond as Aaron works his way into history. . . . The home-run record may have been stolen, but books like this ensure that Aaron’s legacy remains intact.
“This rousing tribute should resonate with a wide audience."
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