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Provides the story of a young boy, whose determination, hard work, and endless encouragement from his father, helped him to be the best player he could be for his local team--becoming a great pitcher and talented switch-hitter in the process. 50,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo.
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Jorge Posada is an all-star catcher for the New York Yankees, a position he has held since 2000. Laura Posada is an attorney, a certified personal trainer, and CEO of Laura Posada, LLC. The couple lives with their two children, Jorge Luis and Paulina, in Florida.
Robert Burleigh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including, Hoops, a SLJ Best Book of the Year and a Booklist Editor's Choice, Lookin' for Bird in the Big City which received the New York Society Library Award for the best children's book of the year, and Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light which was an ALA Notable Book. His many other books include Stealing Home, Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! and By My Brother's Side, for which he was a contributing author. He lives in Michigan.
RaÚl ColÓn has illustrated several highly acclaimed picture books including the New York Times bestselling Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt and Susanna Reich's JosÉ! Born to Dance, which received a starred review in Booklist. Mr. ColÓn lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.
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Robert Burleigh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including, Hoops, a SLJ Best Book of the Year and a Booklist Editor's Choice, Lookin' for Bird in the Big City which received the New York Society Library Award for the best children's book of the year, and Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light which was an ALA Notable Book. His many other books include Stealing Home, Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! and By My Brother's Side, for which he was a contributing author. He lives in Michigan.
RaÚl ColÓn has illustrated several highly acclaimed picture books including the New York Times bestselling Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt and Susanna Reich's JosÉ! Born to Dance, which received a starred review in Booklist. Mr. ColÓn lived in Puerto Rico as a young boy and now resides in New City, New York, with his family.
Kindergarten-Grade 3 This book is based on the childhood of the Yankee all-star catcher. Although young Jorge is a good ballplayer, his father warns him that to be the best he must learn to be a switch-hitter. Reluctantly, the boy takes up the challenge and practices with his father, friends, and coach as Casa Cuba's big game with its archrival team looms. Abruptly, Jorge and his family are visiting New York City. While watching a game at Yankee Stadium, the boy declares, Some day I'm going to play here. On the following page, the action moves to the big game in Puerto Rico, where Jorge is having a miserable time at the plate. On his last at-bat, he drives home his teammates with a game-winning double. Colón's soft, impressionistic, watercolor-and-pencil illustrations fail to enliven or add interesting detail to this bland story. With its predictable and simplistic message of determination and hard work, it adds nothing fresh or memorable to the genre of children's sports stories. Marilyn Taniguchi, Beverly Hills Public Library, CA
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1416906878
- ISBN 13 9781416906872
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- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorColon Raul
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