Tony Gwynn Mr. Padre (Baseball Superstar)

By Barry Bloom

When deciding which athletes to profile, our editors take into account not only a player's statistics, but also his character. SPI takes care to select athletes who are known to be community minded... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582610495
• ISBN13: 9781582610498
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.3" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A good read for children

This book may be dated, being that its time span ends in 1998, after Tony Gwynn's second World Series appearance, and that he would pass the 3,000-hit mark in 1999 and play his last major-league game in 1991. However, for a book aimed at a juvenile audience it is very well-written with a great attention to detail. This story about a modern-day athlete who, in addition to being one of baseball's greatest hitters (eight National League batting titles, tied for the record with Honus Wagner), has been an outstanding citizen and role model, is one that children, not only those who are sports fans, should read.