Willie Mays

MLB MVP

From the Series Epic Sports Bios (Lerner ™ Sports)

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

Willie Mays is a Major League Baseball legend. He started on a semi-pro team in high school, but it wasn’t long before the Say Hey Kid started playing pro ball. A two-time MVP and 1954 World Series champion, Mays has made history as one of baseball’s greatest batters and fielders. Explore the exciting career and life of this superstar player.

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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 2023
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Lerner ™ Sports
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2023-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007100, JNF054010, JNF053140
Dewey 796.357092 [B]
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 830
Guided Reading Level S
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, and Index

Author: Abbe L. Starr

Abbe L. Starr is an author of nonfiction for children who believes in the power of stories. She lives in Ft. Wayne, Indiana with her husband and three sons.

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