Hammerin' Hank Greenberg: Baseball Pioneer

by Shelley Sommer

Book Overview

Sydney Taylor Honor Book

Learn all about tthe first Jewish baseball hall-of-famer, Hank Greenberg, in this thought-provoking biography for young readers.

Hank Greenberg battled anti-Semitism on and off the field. Raised in New York City, he was the son of Romanian-Jewish immigrants, served during World War II, and then had a long career as a baseball player with the Detroit Tigers--where the moniker Hammerin' Hank came...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590784529
• ISBN13: 9781590784525
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.9" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12