Tavares, Matt

When the Great Blondin announced that he was going to walk from America to Canada across the Niagara River on a rope more than eleven hundred feet long and just three inches wide, hanging one hundred and sixty feet above the raging waters, people came from everywhere. Some people came to watch him cross. Some people came to watch him fall. Some people thought he wouldn't show up at all. But he did show up. And he did walk across the river. And then he did something amazing - he did it again. And again. And again.

Before Pedro Martinez pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times, before he won the Cy Young Award three times, he was a kid from a place called Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic. Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ram??n was the best pitcher he'd ever seen. He dreamed of the day he and his brother could play together in the major leagues. This is the story of how that dream came true.

An illustrated biography of Pedro Martinez that describes his childhood and how he became a famous baseball player.

"Before he is known as the Babe, George Herman Ruth is just a boy who lives in Baltimore and gets into a lot of trouble. But when he turns seven, his father brings him to the gates of Saint Mary's Industrial School for Boys, and his life is changed forever. At Saint Mary's, he's expected to study hard and follow a lot of rules. But there is one good thing about Saint Mary's: almost every day, George gets to play baseball. Here, under the watchful eye of Brother Matthias, George evolves as a player and as a man."--Provided by publisher.

As boys in the Dominican Republic, brothers Pedro and Ramon Martinez threw rocks at the ripe fruit on mango trees. Eighteen years later, both were pitching for the Boston Red Sox..

During a rainy Minneapolis Millers baseball game in 1903, Little Andy Oyler has the chance to become a hero by hitting the shortest and muddiest home run in history.

An illustrated biography of Babe Ruth that describes his childhood and how he became a famous baseball player.

Oliver's grandfather tells him the story of how he almost joined the Chicago Cubs baseball team.

Dad takes Zachary to his first Boston Red Sox game where they catch a ball and something magical happens.

Dad takes Zachary to his first Boston Red Sox game where they catch a ball and something magical happens.