Hank Aaron

Home Run Hammer

From the Series Epic Sports Bios (Lerner ™ Sports)

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Baseball legend Hank Aaron was a stand-out from the start. After playing in the Negro Leagues for less than a year, Aaron had Major League Baseball teams fighting to have him in their lineups. In 1954, he joined the Milwaukee Braves and started making history. Aaron shattered Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record in 1974. Learn about the life of home run king Hammerin’ Hank.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Sports
Copyright 2022
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Lerner ™ Sports
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2021-08-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007100, JNF054010
Dewey 796.357092 [B]
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 870
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 4.7
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, and Reviewed

Author: Percy Leed

Percy Leed writes nonfiction books for children, covering topics from sports to science. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Reviews

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“With lots of details about their lives before and after their glory years, these well written biographies will give readers a great taste of the lives of some truly epic athletes. A smart pick for most libraries.”—School Library Journal

Booklist

“Young sports fans are sure to find plenty of information about their favorite players in the Epic Sports Bios series.”—Booklist