false 5001735 1 In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax so amazing. 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.<br><br>Accompanied by sidebars filled with statistics, here’s a book sure to delight budding baseball fans. 5068257 24 2 2009 You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! total:45|5:20|4:17|3:7|2:1|1:0| 45 191 66 21 5 2 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 10:57:45 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 11:02:13 -0700 2009 Tiki Barber books aside, if I were to place odds I'd have to say that a full 50% of kids books about sports concentrate on baseball. After all, its fans are inclined to view a regular game as nothing ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 22:14:41 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 22:14:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 11:27:07 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 11:54:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 09 18:49:12 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 18:51:09 -0700 2009
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The story was a little too hard for them. They were confused with the author’s use of first pers...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 09:19:52 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 10:41:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 11:33:56 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 11:33:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 12 10:17:51 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 10:21:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 16:16:43 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 16:17:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 12:59:32 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 13:01:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 22 12:36:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 11:35:04 -0700 2009 The holographic cover is a nice gimmick that will draw kids to the book. Too bad it may take a gimmick to get kids to read about someone who was a true star back in the days when base...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 12:29:37 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 12:32:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 18:17:31 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 18:19:10 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 21:40:31 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 09:23:20 -0800 2009
The story of Sandy Koufax, one of the best left-handed pitchers in Major League Baseball is told with the voice of one who knew him and admired his career. The pictures are really wonderful. This is a book anyone would enjoy reading.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 08:28:02 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 08:29:43 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 09:28:02 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 09:29:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 08:55:21 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 08:59:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 08:38:38 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 11:05:58 -0700 2009 1. Magic Motion cover. Awesome. Reminds of me of Crackerjack prizes
when I was little.
2. Koufax's religious conviction. Also awesome.
3. The inexplicable change in Koufax's pitching. Wild Man to Ace in
one m...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 29 16:57:30 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 16:57:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Mar 31 06:18:24 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 04 19:40:57 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 31 06:18:24 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5001735