Calling His Shot: Babe Ruth's Legendary Home Run

by Brandon Terrell, Eduardo García (Illustrator)

When the legendary Babe Ruth strode to the plate in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, the game was tied 4-4 in the fifth inning. After taking two strikes, Ruth cemented his place in baseball history. He first pointed toward the outfield, and then slammed a monster home run on the very next pitch. It is a moment that has lived in baseball lore ever since. In this graphic novel, readers will get an up-close look at one of baseball's most iconic moments and learn about the controversy surrounding the truth of Babe Ruth's famous called-shot homer.

32 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2018

About the author

Brandon Terrell is the author of numerous children's books, including picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels. He is also one of the writers for The Choo Choo Bob Show, an educational children's television program about trains. When not hunched over his laptop, Brandon enjoys watching movies and television, reading, baseball, and spending every spare moment with his wife and their two children.

Reviews

[Ms. Yingling · Rating 3 out of 5]

School library copy

This graphic novel offers the briefest of overviews of Ruth's career. It's still amazing that so many people know about Ruth at all, since his last game was in 1935, but I preferred Hampton's 2009 Babe Ruth: A Twentieth Century life, since it gave a fuller picture of Ruth as a person and as a player.

[Donnie]

Enjoyed.