A biography of the catcher for the Texas Rangers, Ivan Rodriguez, who made his major league debut at age nineteen.
An immense literature about the Civil War has nonetheless paid surprisingly little attention to the common soldier, North and South. Historians have shown even less concern for the long-term impact...
An ALA Notable Children’s Book An ILA Teachers’ Choice A Read Aloud/Comstock Honor Book An ALA Amelia Bloomer Project BookFor as long as she could remember, Jackie Mitchell’s father had...
The Louisville Lip.Cassius Clay.The Greatest.Muhammad Ali may be known by more than one name, but his accomplishments, both inside and out of the boxing ring, have earned him a singular...
Seattle Mariner Alex Rodriguez is one of the most popular players in major league baseball. Now, in his first book for children, Rodriguez tells his story--from his childhood in a...
Motivate young readers to enjoy biography. Let them read about their sports heroes!When Oscar's father first took him to the gym, Oscar was six years old. His father knew right...
A biography of the power-hitting outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, from his childhood in the Dominican Republic and New York City through his days in the minor leagues to his...
Alex Rodriguez is one of baseball's all-time greats. He has crushed more than 600 home runs and smashed a slew of baseball records.
A Super Bowl-winning coach, an Emmy Award-winning analyst, and the namesake of the Madden NFL video game shares his extensive knowledge in an ultimate football resource that traces the sport's...
He could tear phone books in half, bend iron bars into giant Us, and pull a 145,000-pound train with his bare hands. But Charles Atlas wasn't always one of America's...
The life & career of Lew Alcindor, better known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was named the NBA Most Valuable Player six times.