Randy Johnson: On the Mound With... (Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf) [Paperback]

Matt Christopher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1998 | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf

A biography of the unusually tall pitcher who became a baseball star for the Seattle Mariners.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers; 1st edition (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316142212
• ISBN-13: 978-0316142212
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,201,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Matthew F. Christopher was born on August 16, 1917, in Bath, Pa. He was the oldest of nine children and a talented athlete, playing baseball, football and soccer in high school. He became interested in writing at the age of 14 and in 1940 had his first story published in a detective magazine. He began writing children's books in the mid 1950's with the publication of THE LUCKY BASEBALL BAT (Little, Brown and Company).

Christopher became well-known for his sports fiction novels for children with over 130 titles bearing his name. He was awarded numerous writing honors from state organizations as well as the 1993 Milner Award. Besides books, he had about 275 short stories and articles published in over 65 children and adult magazines over the years. He is considered America's best selling sports book author.

Matt Christopher and his wife Cay were the parents of four children and the grandparents of ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He died in 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars On the Mound with Randy Johnson, January 14, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Randy Johnson: On the Mound With... (Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf) (Paperback)

On the mound with Randy Johnson by Matt Christopher is great. I think it's great because it has a lot of action. I also like it because it's about sports. It's about Randy Johnson. Randy Johnson is a pitcher in the majors. I liked it and I think if you read it you will too.
The book is easy to read. Because there are not a lot of hard words. In the middle it has black and white photos. But the photos are easy to imagine in color. The photos are of Randy Johnson playing baseball. Each photo has a caption under it.
I think Matt Chirstopher wrote this book because he wanted to show people that even though Randy Johnson played for a not very good team, he still played well. I think that after reading this book you don't have to be on a good team to play well. If you read this book and like it, there're other Matt Christopher biographies.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On the Mound with Randy Johnson, December 13, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Randy Johnson: On the Mound With... (Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf) (Paperback)

The name of my book is On the Mound with Randy Johnson by Matt Christopher. It has 116 pages, and it's a biography.
The setting is Seattle, in the years of 1982-2000. The plot tells how Randy Johnson got so good a being a pitcher.
The reason I like this book is that it's a bioghraphy. Another reason is that Randy Johnson is a good player. Also, I like that, he's won a world series.
I think this good for people that are 10-21 years old. If you like biographies, you should check out this book, On the Mound with Randy Johnson.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, July 16, 2000

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This review is from: Randy Johnson: On the Mound With... (Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf) (Paperback)

All the kids sports books written by Matt Christopher are great! Matt Christopher has turned my son into an avid reader. If you have a child that loves sports.....buy Matt Christopher's books!