The Unforgettable Season: The Story of Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams and the Record-Setting Summer of 1941 - Softcover

Bildner, Phil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0147510554 ISBN 13: 9780147510556

Publisher: Puffin, 2014

Synopsis

[ The Unforgettable Season: The Story of Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams and the Record-Setting Summer of '41 By ( Author ) Mar-2014 Paperback

About this title

Review:

Bildner narrates the tale with breathless enthusiasm, capturing the excitement that swept the nation, while cleverly incorporating facts.
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
With authentic period details Bildner and Schindler effectively evoke the baseball fever ignited by these two performances.
Publishers Weekly, starred review
This winning picture book should be welcomed by baseball enthusiasts everywhere.
School Library Journal, starred review"

"Bildner narrates the tale with breathless enthusiasm, capturing the excitement that swept the nation, while cleverly incorporating facts."
--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"With authentic period details... Bildner and Schindler effectively evoke the baseball fever ignited by these two performances."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"This winning picture book should be welcomed by baseball enthusiasts everywhere."
--School Library Journal, starred review

About the Author:

A lifelong Mets fan, Phil Bildner still has a hard time believing he actually penned a book about the New York Yankees. He wrote much of the text while sitting in his old Shea Stadium seats, which are now by his television his Brooklyn apartment. A former New York City middle school teacher, Phil is also the author of The Greatest Game ever Played, Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy, winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Award, as well as co-author with Loren Long of the New York Times bestselling Sluggers series.

Visit him online at www.philbildner.com.

S. D. Schindler has illustrated numerous picture books, including The Snow Globe Family by Jane O'Connor and ALA Notable books The Story of Salt and the The Cod's Tale, both by Mark Kurlansky. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Visit him online at www.sdschindlerbooks.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0147510554
• ISBN 13: 9780147510556
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 28
• Illustrator: Schindler S. D.