{"product_id":"you-never-heard-of-sandy-koufax-isbn-9780553498424","title":"You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!","description":"In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax such an amazing baseball player. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was  rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one  of the only Jews in the game. We hear that he actually quit, only to return the next  season—different—firing one rocket after another over the plate. We watch him refuse  to play in the 1965 World Series because it is a Jewish high holy day. And we see  him in pain because of an overused left arm, eventually retiring at the peak of his  career. Finally, we are told that people are still “scratchin’ their heads over Sandy,”  who remains a modest hero and a mystery to this day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Accompanied by sidebars filled  with statistics, this \u003ci\u003eParents\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best Book of the Year and \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Top of the List is sure to delight budding baseball fans.\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eBooklist\u003c\/u\u003e, December 15, 2008:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Hand this book to kids unconvinced by Koufax’s mind-boggling numbers, or to the ones who know why they’re so mind boggling to begin with.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/u\u003e, January 5, 2009:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Not just a home run, this book is a grand slam.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/u\u003e, February 2009:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“This striking book deserves a wide audience.”Jonah Winter is the author of many award-winning books about baseball figures, including \u003ci\u003eRoberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates; You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eYou Never Heard of Casey Stengel?!\u003c\/i\u003e His other stellar titles include \u003ci\u003eHere Comes the Garbage Barge!,\u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book; \u003ci\u003eFrida,\u003c\/i\u003e a Parents’ Choice Gold Medal winner; and \u003ci\u003eDizzy, \u003c\/i\u003ethe recipient of Best Book of the Year citations from \u003ci\u003eBooklist,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book, The Bulletin, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e André Carrilho is the illustrator  of \u003ci\u003ePorch Lies \u003c\/i\u003eby Patricia McKissack, which received three starred reviews. This is  his first picture book. He lives in Lisbon, Portugal.","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305053049061,"sku":"NP9780553498424","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780553498424.jpg?v=1767744765","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/you-never-heard-of-sandy-koufax-isbn-9780553498424","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}