Yogi: The Life, Loves, and Language of Baseball Legend Yogi Berra

Perfect to celebrate baseball season, here is the life and famous words, such as "it ain't over till it's over," of Major League Baseball player and New York Yankee Lawrence "Yogi" Berra -- now the subject of a critically acclaimed documentary.

Yogi Berra loved his family, his neighborhood, his friends, and, most of all, baseball. He was crazy for it, ever since he was a young kid playing with friends in an abandoned dump. But baseball didn't love him back--at least not at first. Yogi was different. He didn't have the right look. When he finally made it to the major leagues, Yogi faced pranks and harassment from players, sportswriters, and fans. Their words hurt, but they made Yogi determined to show all that he could do. Author Barb Rosenstock's dynamic text and illustrator Terry Widener's powerful artwork reveal the talents, loves, and inspirational words of this celebrated New York Yankee and American icon, who earned a World Series ring for each finger and made baseball love him back.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 02/05/2019
ISBN: 9781629798240
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.00w x 0.50d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 12/01/2018 pg. 90
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 121
Booklist 02/01/2019 pg. 64
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 501945 / Yogi: The Life, Love, and Language of Baseball Legend Yogi Berra
Reading Level: 3.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5