The Streak: How Joe Dimaggio Became America's Hero

by Barb Rosenstock

Book Overview

Perfect for every baseball fan, here is the story of New York Yankees baseball great Joe DiMaggio's longest hitting streak in baseball history.

In the summer of 1941, Yankee center fielder Joe DiMaggio and his favorite bat, Betsy Ann, begin the longest hitting streak in baseball history. But when Betsy Ann goes missing, will DiMaggio keep hitting? Set on the brink of World War II, this is a spellbinding account of a sports story that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159078992X
• ISBN13: 9781590789926
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5