Joe DiMaggio: Young Sports Hero (Childhood of Famous Americans) [Paperback]

Herb Dunn (Author), Meryl Henderson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Childhood of Famous Americans

Joe DiMaggio was a star centerfielder for fifteen years, helping the Yankees win the pennant in his rookie year. He played in ten World Series and in eleven All-Star Games. The image of American achievement and dignity, DiMaggio isn't just a sports legend, he is a true American hero.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; Original edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689831862
• ISBN-13: 978-0689831867
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #533,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( D ) > DiMaggio, Joe
  • #52 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Series > Historical > Childhood of Famous Americans Series

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Talented and Great Joe Dimaggo, February 16, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Joe DiMaggio: Young Sports Hero (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Paperback)

This book was great! It tells the story of the immortal Joe Dimaggio,the Yankee Clipper. It begins with Joe's childhood, growing up in San Francisco, California. Joe's family was very poor so he did not have a lot of the things other kids had. he became interested in baseball because it didn't cost anything to play. Joe and the other kids in the the neighborhood would have pick up games and Joe soon found he was a very good baseball player. he decided that if he was going to be great he needed to practice more. In school all Joe could think about was baseball. Then in October,1929 the stock market crashed and Joe quit school to help support his family. It was during this time that Joe joined a neighborhhod baseball team called Rossi Olive Oil Company. Soon he was being noticed by major league scouts who were impressed with the 15 year old. By the time Joe was 18 years old he was playing with the minor league Seals and had a hitting streak of 48 games to tie the minor league record. The New York Yankees took notice of the talented young player and decided to sign him to major league contract in 1936.Joe played for the Yankees for 15 years and had the memorable and historical 56 game hitting streak that still stands today. Joe was a 3 time MVP and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. In 1969 Joe was voted the greatest living ball player. Joe was also honored in 1976 with the Medal of Freedom by President Ford. Joe died in 1999 at age 84 in Hollywood, Florida.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Talented and Great Joe Dimaggio, February 13, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Joe DiMaggio: Young Sports Hero (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Paperback)

This book was great!Joe went threw alot of hard times when he was a kid.Joe always wanted to be a great ball player when he grew up.He would always play pick up games with the neighbor hood.He was very poor,all he could afford was fish for dinner.Joe was very good at baseball.When he grew up he was one of the greatest Yankees.I found this book helpful because it has all the information you probally could get on Joe Dimaggio.Also at the end there was a timeline you could use it for a report.Also there was a stat chart of all of the stats that Joe Dimaggio had like how many home runs and hits and all stuff like that.Thats how i found it helpful and why you should read this book! By Griffin

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, a great series, September 27, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Joe DiMaggio: Young Sports Hero (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Paperback)

I loved this book because I didn't really know about Joe DiMaggio and I really love baseball. This book was fun to read because it had interesting fact about his life. It started out when he was ten and went through his life until he died. My favorite part was when he got a triple when he was a rookie. I was really surprised that there were nine children in his family. I read this book because I had read the Lou Gehrig book in this series and I had really enjoyed that one as well.