Lou Gehrig

A Life of Dedication

From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Biographies

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

How did Lou Gehrig become one of baseball’s greatest players? What Major League Baseball team did he play for? Why did Lou have to stop playing baseball? Read this book to discover the answers!

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978-0-7613-4030-0
$25.99
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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Pull Ahead Books
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Publication Date 2008-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 3.2
Reading Counts! Points 1.0
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007100
Dewey 796.357092
Graphics 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations
Lexile 560
Guided Reading Level N
ATOS Reading Level 3.3
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 118827
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Photo captions, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and Timeline

Author: Jennifer Boothroyd

Jennifer Boothroyd taught elementary school for many years. She currently helps visitors explore the outdoors at a local nature center. Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family, taking pictures, and traveling. She is a huge Disney geek and loves planning trips to Walt Disney World for her friends and family.

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Pull Ahead Books — Biographies

Help kids honor world heroes with this beginning biography series. Conversational text introduces young readers to figures with lives of true character. The simple, easy-to-follow text is supported with illustrations and photographs on each spread. View available downloads →