The Longest Season

By Cal Ripken Jr.

Book Overview

Even with a 12-0 loss to start the ?88 season, Cal Ripken, Jr. had plenty of reasons to love being a Baltimore Oriole. He was playing alongside his brother Bill, and his father, Cal Sr., was managing the team. They?d win the next one. But the Orioles didn?t win their next game, or the next, and soon what was supposed to be a dream season for Cal slid into a nightmare of losses no one saw coming.With brilliant and expressive color paintings from Ron Mazellan, future hall-of-famer Cal Ripken, Jr. shares the ups and downs of the Orioles? record 21-game losing streak, and reflects on the rewards of hard work, regardless of what?s on the scoreboard.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399244921
• ISBN13: 9780399244926
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Philomel Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.1" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 4 years and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

Illustrations are excellent in this book.

Ripken tells his story of a frustating beginning to a season. The story is interesting to young ball players who often do not find instant success when they begin their own careers. The beautiful illustrations in this book would make it worth the cost of the purchase at twice the price. Should be in the library of every elementarty school.

Terrific Cal Ripken book

If you're an Orioles fan, the 1988 season was a horrible time. The O's lost 21 in a row to start the year. Cal Ripken retells this season in a children's book that teaches perseverance. I bought this book for my 6-month-old son, knowing he won't be able to understand it for several years. The pictures are outstanding. (If you're an O's fan like myself, you'll get a kick out of seeing familiar names drawn as art.) And the message is a positive one. I highly recommend the book. One question, Cal: When's the book on the 1989 "Why Not?" Orioles?