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Baseball Superstars
Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth Jr was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1895. A rebellious child, he was sent to a reformatory boarding school where he never quite learned the discipline his parents hoped for, but he did learn something that changed his life: baseball. This book chronicles Ruth's life from a young boy in Baltimore to an American hero.
122 pages, Library Binding
First published December 31, 2007
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December 9, 2014
The book I decided to read was Babe Ruth by Tracy Brown Collins. Throughout the entire book, the book explains Babe's historic run through the major leagues, proving that he is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. One major theme in this book is commitment. There were many things that happened to Babe throughout the book but he stayed committed to the sport during those hard times. I personally think this novel was great because I love the sport of baseball and everything about it.
Throughout this novel there are many main points and events that can be found. The first main event in this book that leads Babe throughout the novel is when he was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland (2). During his youth, he was sent to a boarding school where he begins to play baseball, which really led his career to a start. Another main event found in the novel is where Babe joins his first major-league team, the Boston Red Sox (28). With the Red Sox, his career was fantastic, but got even better when he left them. Another main event in the novel is when Babe signs with the New York Yankees on December 6, 1919 (55). Throughout his career, he made many great achievements such as making the "Called Shot" and making his own home run record of 714. After an amazing run playing baseball, he retired from the sport on June 2, 1935 (91). Towards the end of his life, he becomes one of the first five people to be inducted into the baseball hall of fame. The "Great Bambino" ended his to cancer on August 16, 1948 at the age of 53 years old (95).
After reading this book, I found it to be one of the most interesting books I've read so far. The book gives a great explanation of Babe Ruth's life inside and outside of baseball. This book also help those who are visual readers understand what's happening, such as me, by presenting pictures throughout some pages. In the end, I would rate this book a 4.5 out of 5 stars because I feel that it lacks some detail about his personal life. Again, I found this to be a great book and I would recommend it to anyone.
Throughout this novel there are many main points and events that can be found. The first main event in this book that leads Babe throughout the novel is when he was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland (2). During his youth, he was sent to a boarding school where he begins to play baseball, which really led his career to a start. Another main event found in the novel is where Babe joins his first major-league team, the Boston Red Sox (28). With the Red Sox, his career was fantastic, but got even better when he left them. Another main event in the novel is when Babe signs with the New York Yankees on December 6, 1919 (55). Throughout his career, he made many great achievements such as making the "Called Shot" and making his own home run record of 714. After an amazing run playing baseball, he retired from the sport on June 2, 1935 (91). Towards the end of his life, he becomes one of the first five people to be inducted into the baseball hall of fame. The "Great Bambino" ended his to cancer on August 16, 1948 at the age of 53 years old (95).
After reading this book, I found it to be one of the most interesting books I've read so far. The book gives a great explanation of Babe Ruth's life inside and outside of baseball. This book also help those who are visual readers understand what's happening, such as me, by presenting pictures throughout some pages. In the end, I would rate this book a 4.5 out of 5 stars because I feel that it lacks some detail about his personal life. Again, I found this to be a great book and I would recommend it to anyone.
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