Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse (Totally True Adventures) - How the Red Sox Curse Became a Legend . . .

Informationen zum Autor David A. Kelly is a lifelong baseball—and Red Sox—fan. Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse is his first book. He lives in West Newton, Massachusetts. Tim Jessell’s art can be seen in many children’s books, including the popular Secret of Droon series. For the Random House list, he illustrated Two Hot Dogs with Everything and the covers for Crossroads and Raleigh’s Page. He lives in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Klappentext Kelly and Jessell tell the true story behind the creation--and breaking--of the Curse of the Bambino! inflicted on World Series champions the Boston Red Sox after they traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1918. Illustrations. Zusammenfassung Before 1918! the Boston Red Sox were unstoppable. They won World Series after World Series! thanks in part to their charismatic pitcher-slugger Babe Ruth. But some people on the Red Sox felt the Babe was more trouble than he was worth! and he was traded away to one of the worst teams in baseball! the New York Yankees. From then on! the Yankees became a golden team. And the Red Sox? For over 80 years! they just couldn’t win another World Series. Then! in 2004! along came a scruffy! scrappy Red Sox team. Could they break Babe Ruth’s curse and win it all?

Product details

• Authors: Tim Jessell, David A Kelly, David A. Kelly
• Assisted by: Tim Jessell (Illustration)
• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 10
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.02.2009
• EAN: 9780375856037
• ISBN: 978-0-375-85603-7
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 194 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Stepping Stones: A Chapter Boo; A Stepping Stone Book(TM); Totally True Adventures; Totally True Adventures
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous