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Dream *starred review in School Library Journal *starred review in Library Media Connection Smithsonian's 2010 Notable Books for Children 2011 Kiddo Award winner 2011 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, Recommended book 2011 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2011 International Reading Association Teacher's Choices List 2011 CCBC Choices 2010 Lupine Honor Award 2010 Cybils Award Finalist 2010-2011 Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Award Finalist 2010 Kirkus Nonfiction issue, featured title The Horn Book Magazine, 2010 summer reading list original artwork selected for The Society of Illustrators "The Original Art 2010" exhibit 2012-2013 South Carolina Children's Book Award finalist 2013 Garden State Children's Book Award finalist  |
ABOUT THE BOOK Before he was Hammerin' Hank, Henry Aaron was a young boy growing up in Mobile, Alabama, with what seemed like a foolhardy dream: to be a big-league baseball player. He didn't have a bat. He didn't have a ball. And there wasn't a single black ballplayer in the major leagues. But nothing could stop Henry Aaron. About Henry Aaron's Dream, author-illustrator Matt Tavares says, "when I set out to write about Henry Aaron, I expected to focus on his historic quest to break Major League Baseball's all-time home run record. But in researching his life, I found that the most fascinating part of Henry Aaron's story took place before he ever set foot on a Major League Baseball field- back when he was a skinny kid who held his bat the wrong way and who never gave up his dream of becoming a big-league baseball player even when it seemed impossible." Through the remarkable story of Henry Aaron, children can learn about so many important aspects of 20th century United States history, including segregation, the civil rights movement, Negro League Baseball, and the impact that Jackie Robinson had not only on a generation of African-American kids, but on American society. |
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