Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball's Greatest
Guernsey Van Riper Jr
(Author)
Paul Laune
(Illustrator)
Description
In this edition of one of the most popular series for children, young readers will learn about famous baseball player Lou Gehrig's childhood. One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies--easily read by children aged eight and up--today's youngster is swept into history.
Product Details
Price
$7.99
$7.43
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Publish Date
October 31, 1986
Pages
192
Dimensions
5.2 X 7.6 X 0.6 inches | 0.3 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780020419303
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About the Author
Guernsey Van Riper, Jr. attended DePauw University in 1926. He earned two varsity letters as quarterback on the football team and one letter as a first baseman on the baseball team. After graduating, he worked in advertising then became an editor at Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Company. He turned his love of sports into books, writing biographies of Lou Gehrig and Knute Rockne along with ten other children's books.
