Sammy Sosa (Jam Session) [Paperback]

Terri Dougherty (Author), Denis Dougherty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1999 | Series: Jam Session

Presents the life and baseball career of Sammy Sosa, who, along with Mark McGwire, in 1998 broke the long-standing record of most home runs hit in a season.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-Two stars who will be forever linked in the annals of baseball history due to their exhilarating assault on Babe Ruth's long-standing home-run record are featured in these slim volumes. Children will get a cursory look at their early experiences in baseball, and a glance at their minor and major league careers, with special emphasis on their record-setting 1998 seasons. Though brief and basic, the information is accurate. While a number of quotes from the subjects' families, coaches, teammates, and contemporaries are included, documentation is reduced to a list of newspaper, magazine, and wire-service sources that appear on the title pages. Color photographs are found throughout both books, some graphically enhanced with flashy borders and backgrounds for added pizzazz. Appendixes comprise nearly a quarter of each book and include profiles of the players, honors they've received, and statistics. These highly visual titles are serviceable introductions for young and reluctant readers.
Tom S. Hurlburt, La Crosse Public Library, WI
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Abdo Pub Co (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577653467
• ISBN-13: 978-1577653462
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,707,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Sammy Sosa (Jam Session) (Paperback)

The book I read was Sammy Sosa, by Terri Dougherty. I think the book, Sammy Sosa, was a really good book because I love baseball. Sammy Sosa was born November 12, 1968 and grew up in the Dominican Republic. He was also the fifth of seven children Starting at age 7, he helped support his family. Sammy sold oranges for 10 cents and shined shoes for 25 cents.. Only Sammy knew what he was going through when he was struggling. When Sammy was 14, he tried playing organized baseball.

Sammy loved baseball, but he also loved boxing. Sammy was also a boxer. His mother didn't like seeing him get hit, but Sammy said it was nothing. So Sammy turned from the boxing ring to the baseball diamond. He also had to work at a shoe factory to help support his family. Sammy had a lot of time on his hands, but he also had time for the three most important things: his family, boxing and baseball.

Sammy ended up playing baseball with the Cubs. From there he got a lot of money that would help his family. He make 4.2 million dollars a year and that helped his family a great deal. Sammy has had a really good career. Sammy Sosa became a legendary baseball player, which means he did what he always dreamed of doing: being a legendary baseball player for the Chicago Cubs.