Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball's Greatest (Childhood of Famous Americans) [Paperback]

Jr. Guernsey Van Riper (Author)

Book Description

Series: Childhood of Famous Americans

A biography focusing on the childhood of one of the greatest professional baseball players, who is remembered for playing 2,130 consecutive games in 14 seasons with the New York Yankees.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (October 31, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0020419309
• ISBN-13: 978-0020419303
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #736,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #59 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Series > Historical > Childhood of Famous Americans Series

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, except for the Santa spoiler, December 6, 2008

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Baseball Mom (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball's Greatest (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Paperback)

My 10-year-old son greatly enjoyed this classic story of Lou Gehrig's childhood. It is an engaging story of inspiration and hard work. However, there is a Santa spoiler in the first chapter that could create a very big problem for some younger children and their beliefs. I

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, November 17, 2006

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PCT (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball's Greatest (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Paperback)

I am a HUGE yankee fan, and I thought I knew about Lou Gehrig and his Yankee career days. After reading the book, I found out what he was like to be a kid and growing up. It was super. I really enjoyed it - it was very informative and very exciting.
I highly recommend it!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lou Gerig's the Luckiest Man, March 31, 2001

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"simpspig" (CA. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball's Greatest (Childhood of Famous Americans) (Paperback)

THis is a good book for baseball fans all over. It's more of a kid's book, but it's got great info. It even has his "luckiest man in the world" speech in it!