You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!
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Publisher : Dragonfly Books
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ISBN-10 : 9780553498424
ISBN-13 : 0553498428
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Book Synopsis You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! by : Jonah Winter

Download or read book You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! written by Jonah Winter and published by Dragonfly Books. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax such an amazing baseball player. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear that he actually quit, only to return the next season—different—firing one rocket after another over the plate. We watch him refuse to play in the 1965 World Series because it is a Jewish high holy day. And we see him in pain because of an overused left arm, eventually retiring at the peak of his career. Finally, we are told that people are still “scratchin’ their heads over Sandy,” who remains a modest hero and a mystery to this day. Accompanied by sidebars filled with statistics, this Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year and Booklist Top of the List is sure to delight budding baseball fans.


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