Hetrick, Hans

Text and color illustrations explore pro baseball's greatest records, and the stories of players who have held, chased, and broken them.

When Althea Gibson broke the color line in 1950 to become the first African American to play in a national tennis tournament in the United States, she inspired hope. Young readers will delight in reading about Gibson and athletes like her.

"Record-breaking stories and other tales of pro football's greatest records and the players who have held, chased and broken them."--Back cover.

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 Heroes Under Pressure.

"Record-breaking stories and other tales of pro football's greatest records and the players who have held, chased and broken them."--Back cover.

Text and color illustrations explore pro baseball's greatest records, and the stories of players who have held, chased, and broken them.

"Details the greatest rivalries past and present in pro hockey"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the rise to fame and the lasting impact of the band The Rolling Stones.

Explores connections between pro football player Peyton Manning and other famous football stars, including quarterback Eli Manning, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Terry Bradshaw, and Bart Starr. Also explores connections between Marshawn Lynch, Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin, Richard Sherman, and Calvin Johnson. Includes a glossary and a list of additional resources.

This book describes sport bikes, explains how these high-performance motorcycles are built, and discusses professional racing series for sport bikes.