{"product_id":"you-never-heard-of-willie-mays-isbn-9781101934210","title":"You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany believe baseball great Willie Mays to be the best player that ever lived. He hit 660 home runs (fourth best of all time), had a lifetime batting average of .302, and is second only to Babe Ruth on \u003ci\u003eThe Sporting News\u003c\/i\u003e's list of \"Baseball's 100 Greatest Players.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Jonah Winter and Terry Widener's fascinating picture book biography, young readers can follow Mays's unparalleled career from growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, to playing awe-inspiring ball in the Negro Leagues and then the Majors, where he was center fielder for the New York (later San Francisco) Giants. Complete with sidebars filled with stats, here is a book for all baseball lovers, young and old. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Say Hey Kid had style to spare, and so does this irrepressible book.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred\u003c\/p\u003e“Winter’s heartfelt, accessible text is infused with immediacy and enthusiasm…. Magnificent biography.”  —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/u\u003e, February 2013:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Even adults who are indifferent to baseball will likely be so drawn into Mays’ story and Winter’s rousing text that they’ll want to gather up a crowd just to read this one aloud.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/u\u003e, December 3, 2012:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A must-have for baseball fans.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/u\u003e, December 1, 2012:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“An all-star gem to share with grandparents, parents, children, baseball fans and anyone else.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eBooklist\u003c\/u\u003e, September 1, 2012:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“The Say Hey Kid had style to spare, and so does this irrepressible book.”Jonah Winter and Terry Widener collaborated on one previous picture book, \u003ci\u003eSteel Town.\u003c\/i\u003e Jonah is also the author of \u003ci\u003eYou Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!\u003c\/i\u003e, which received three starred reviews; \u003ci\u003eHere Comes the Garbage Barge!\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book; and \u003ci\u003eDizzy,\u003c\/i\u003e the recipient of Best Book of the Year citations from \u003ci\u003eBooklist, School Library Journal, Horn Book, The Bulletin,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. His other picture book biographies include \u003ci\u003eRoberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Diego,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrida\u003c\/i\u003e, a Parents' Choice Gold Medal winner. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerry Widener's acclaimed picture books include \u003ci\u003eLou Gerhrig, The Luckiest Man,\u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book, ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book, and IRA Teachers' Choice; and \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle,\u003c\/i\u003e an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book, \u003ci\u003eChild Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year.","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304930857189,"sku":"NP9781101934210","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781101934210.jpg?v=1767744767","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/you-never-heard-of-willie-mays-isbn-9781101934210","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}