Heroes Under Pressure

by Hans Hetrick

Overview

When major league baseball slugger Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s long-admired career home run record, he inspired respect. Young readers will delight in reading about Aaron and athletes like him in Real Heroes of Sport: Heroes Under Pressure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515744351
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Real Heroes of Sports Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	990L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Hans Hetrick lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. He is the author of "Play Baseball Like a Pro: Key Skills and Tips", "Hydroplanes", "Sport Bikes", and many other children's books. He is a published poet and writes about sports and music for The Sports Banks.net and Chicago Now. Hans is a proud member of the Chicago Hounds, which is part of the Chicago Metropolitan Baseball Association.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Hammering Out a Legend Hank Aaron 6

One-Woman Wrecking Ball Carli Lloyd 10

Fastest Man Alive Usain Bolt 12

Outrunning a Myth Kathrine Switzer 14

Breaking through the "Caucasian Clause" Charlie Sifford 16

One Last Bullseye Michael Jordan 18

Sprinting through History Jesse Owens 20

Uconn Women's Basketball: Stunning Domination 24

The Magic Mark of .400 Ted Williams 26

Promise Delivered Lebron James 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Links 31

Index 32

Interviews

High-interest spin on heroic athletes in history; Popular sports-related content; high-impact photos and other media; fast-moving text; fascinating facts