Cal Ripken Jr., 2nd Edition
From the Series Sports Heroes and Legends
Cal Ripken Jr. spent much of his childhood surrounded by baseball – his father was a minor league player and coach. By the time Cal was in high school, his skills had attracted the attention of major league scouts. Cal’s dream came true when he was drafted by his hometown team, the Baltimore Orioles. In the years that followed, he would become one of the greatest shortstops in Major League Baseball history. Read all about this legend’s incredible career!
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978-1-4677-0388-8
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$28.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 5 - Grade 12 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 6 |
| Category | Sports |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Twenty-First Century Books ™ |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2012-08-01 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF007100, JNF054010 |
| Dewey | 796.357092 |
| Graphics | 1-color illustrations |
| ATOS Reading Level | 6.4 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 122712 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 3.0 |
| Features | Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Sidebars, Source notes, Table of contents, and Websites |
Author: Matt Doeden
Matt Doeden began his career as a sports writer. Since then, he’s spent more than a decade writing and editing children’s nonfiction. Matt lives in Minnesota with his family.