There Goes Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived: Candlewick Biographies

By Matt Tavares

Book Overview

"A glorious tribute to a baseball legend and a complicated human being." --School Library Journal

Ted Williams was an ordinary kid who wanted one thing: to hit a baseball better than anyone else. So he practiced his swing every chance he got. And then practiced it some more. From his days playing ball in North Park as a kid to his unmatched .406 season in 1941 to his stints as a fighter pilot in World War II and Korea, the story of Teddy Ballgame is the story of an American hero.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763676551
• ISBN13: 9780763676551
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4