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Author:   Maria Testa ,  Scott Hunt
Publisher:   Candlewick Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Candlewick Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.062kg
ISBN:  

9780763624446

ISBN 10:   0763624446
Pages:   64
Publication Date:   03 February 2005
Recommended Age:   From 10 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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BECOMING JOE DIMAGGIO is wondrous in its heartfelt, sparse, home-run, free verse tribute to both a family's love of baseball and one of the game's greatest players, Joltin' Joe. Readers will long remember Testa's words long after the book has been read, long after games have been played. -- award-winning poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins<br> -- Lee Bennett Hopkins

BECOMING JOE DIMAGGIO is wondrous in its heartfelt, sparse, home-run, free verse tribute to both a family's love of baseball and one of the game's greatest players, Joltin' Joe. Readers will long remember Testa's words long after the book has been read, long after games have been played. --award-winning poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins -- Lee Bennett Hopkins

BECOMING JOE DIMAGGIO is wondrous in its heartfelt, sparse, home-run, free verse tribute to both a family's love of baseball and one of the game's greatest players, Joltin' Joe. Readers will long remember Testa's words long after the book has been read, long after games have been played. award-winning poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins Lee Bennett Hopkins

Author Information

Maria Testa received a Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Work-in-Progress Grant for BECOMING JOE DIMAGGIO, a poetic novel inspired by family stories. She has written three picture books for children and a collection of short stories for young adults. She is also the author of another novel about baseball, SOME KIND OF PRIDE, which was awarded the Marguerite De Angeli Prize for a first middle-grade novel. Maria Testa grew up in Rhode Island and now lives on the coast of Maine with her family.

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