You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!
In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax such an amazing baseball player. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear that he actually quit, only to return the next season—different—firing one rocket after another over the plate. We watch him refuse to play in the 1965 World Series because it is a Jewish high holy day. And we see him in pain because of an overused left arm, eventually retiring at the peak of his career. Finally, we are told…
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March 8, 2016Jonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them are Here Comes the Garbage Barge!; Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality; My Name is James Madison Hemings; Barack; The Founding Fathers!; and Lillian’s Right to Vote, a Jane Addams Children’s Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist.
Welcome to Bobville
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Bob Staake
Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
Thurgood
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Bryan Collier
The Sad Little Fact
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Pete Oswald
Elvis Is King!
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Red Nose Studio
Mickey Mantle: The Commerce Comet
Jonah Winter; illustrated by C. F. Payne
My Name Is James Madison Hemings
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Terry Widener
You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Andrè Carrilho
You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Terry Widener
You Never Heard of Casey Stengel?!
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Barry Blitt
Hillary
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Raul Colón
Lillian's Right to Vote
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
The 39 Apartments of Ludwig Van Beethoven
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Barry Blitt