This exceptionally engaging chronicle recounts Ruth\'s amazing rags-to-riches story.
Back matter includes an author\'s note, Babe Ruth\'s career statistics, and a bibliography..
With vivid illustrations and clear affection for his subject, Matt Tavares sheds light on an icon who learned early that life is what you make of it -- and sends home a message about honoring the place you come from.
Here, under the watchful eye of Brother Matthias, George evolves as an athlete and a man.
But when he turns seven, his father takes him to Saint Mary\'s Industrial School for Boys, and his life is changed. -- Booklist (starred review) Before he becomes known as the Babe, George Herman Ruth is just a boy who lives in Baltimore and has a knack for getting into trouble.
Equally important, the art captures Ruth\'s irrepressible personality and joy in playing baseball. . . .
This exceptionally engaging chronicle recounts Ruth\'s amazing rags-to-riches story
