You never heard of Willie Mays?!
Record details
- ISBN: 0375868445 (trade)
- ISBN: 9780375868443 (trade)
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Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
print - Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2013.
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Subject: | Baseball players United States Biography Mays, Willie 1931- |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | J B M474w (Text) | 33126017550942 | JBiography | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2013 March
Gr 1â3âAs an avid baseball fan, Winter has written another picture-book biography similar in style to his popular You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! (Random, 2009). The cover art again uses an eye-catching, lenticular 3-D design, this time showing Mays in three alternate poses. The author extends great praise for his subject and uses excerpts from radio broadcasts of the era to lend accuracy. His tone is casual from his conversational phrasing-"Then like a lotta guys his age, Willie got draftedâ¦"-to the dropping of the final letter "g" for verbs such as "goin'," "countin'," or "fightin'." There are a few distractions from the narrative, such as parenthetical notes that are boxed off at the bottom of many pages. In addition, the author frequently interjects his opinion ("Yep they were better") in reference to the Negro league players compared to the Caucasian major leaguers of that era. Widener's attractive illustrations, rendered in acrylic on chipboard, are painterly and match the mood of the text. One particularly enjoyable page shows Mays on his knees making "The Catch," which is one of the famous moments in his career. Fans of baseball will welcome this newest offering.âBlair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA
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