The Home Run Kings: Babe Ruth, Henry Aaron

by Clare Gault, Frank Gault

Recounts the stories of the two greatest American home run hitters in major league baseball history and includes early photographs that give the reader a feel for the childhoods of these two legends.

Genres: Sports, Biography

79 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1994

Reviews

[John Hubbard · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure why I got this in junior high.

[Sylvia · Rating 2 out of 5]

A okay book!! It would be better if you like sports!!

[Jorge · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book talks about the life of the two best baseball players ever and how they became really good. The book is divided into two parts. In the first part of the book, it talks about the life of Babe Ruth and how he started to play baseball and how he became a legend. In the second part, it talks about the same things, but in this case about the life of Henry Aaron.

I liked this book, because I understood all the words. Also, I enjoyed a lot of the book because it talked about the best players of a sport I enjoy. One of my favorite parts of the book was when Babe Ruth´s teammates started to call him babe, because he started to play in the major leagues when he was really young. Another part that I liked a lot was when a coach did not allow Aaron to do the trials because he was too young. A few years later, he beat the home run record (745).

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book of two short biographies of Babe Ruth and Henry Aaron is a good fundamental book written for the young adult. However, there is one glaring shortcoming and that appears on pages 42 and 43. It is a rendition of the (in)famous incident where Babe Ruth “called his shot.” The rendition here is that it actually happened rather than simply being a coincidence of the ball landing where he was pointing.
Ruth and Aaron were both extremely talented and consistent players that played the game well for a long time. Even though their records have now been eclipsed, their accomplishments remain the fodder for legends and are captured here. Ruth was flamboyant while Aaron was reserved, yet they shared greatness at the sport where they both excelled.