You Never Heard of Casey Stengel?! |
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| Authors: | Winter, Jonah |
| Lexile: | 830, |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
| BISAC/Subject: | JNF007100, JNF028000, JNF054010 |
| ISBN: | 9780375987489, Related ISBNs: 037587013X, 0375970134, 0375987487, 9780375870132, 9780375970139 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 40, |
| Audience: | Children/juvenile |
Synopsis: Legendary baseball manager Casey Stengel worked with such greats as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle; he led the New York Yankees to a record-breaking TEN pennants and SEVEN World Series in twelve years; he invented “platooning,” a way to use players that revolutionized the game; he was a prankster who became famous for sayings like “Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.”
The brains behind any baseball team is its manager . . . and here’s a picture-book biography about the best, most beloved and entertaining manager in history!
"A first-rate picture book for baseball fans." —Booklist, Starred
The brains behind any baseball team is its manager . . . and here’s a picture-book biography about the best, most beloved and entertaining manager in history!
"A first-rate picture book for baseball fans." —Booklist, Starred
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