Full name: The Streak: How Joe DiMaggio Became America's Hero

Author: Barb Rosenstock Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Children, Picture books, Biographies, Non Fiction, History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781590789926 159078992X

In the summer of 1941, Yankee center fielder Joe DiMaggio and his favorite bat, Betsy Ann, begin the longest hitting streak in baseball history. But when Betsy Ann goes missing, will DiMaggio keep hitting? Set on the brink of World War II, this is a spellbinding account of a sports story that united the country and made DiMaggio a hero, at a time when one was profoundly needed. Barb Rosenstock's action-packed text and Terry Widener's powerful illustrations capture DiMaggio's drive as well as his frustration. The book also includes headlines, quotes, stats, and a detailed bibliography. Similar books: Girl Wonder by Deborah Hopkinson The Catcher Was a Spy by Nicholas Dawidoff Mighty Jackie by Marissa Moss The Kid by Ben Bradlee, Jr. The Last Hero by Howard Bryant Stan Musial by George Vecsey Lefty by Vernona Gomez Queen of the Diamond by Emily Arnold McCully Fifty-Nine in '84 by Edward Achorn Willie Mays by James S. Hirsch Sandy Koufax by Jane Leavy Satchel Paige by Lesa Cline-Ransome Miracle Mud by David A. Kelly Joe DiMaggio by Richard Ben Cramer You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! by Jonah Winter Otis and Will Discover the Deep by Barb Rosenstock Ben Franklin's Big Splash by Barb Rosenstock Dorothea's Eyes by Barb Rosenstock She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton I Dissent by Debbie Levy