You Never Heard of Casey Stengel?!
Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Sports and Recreation, Baseball and Softball, Knock knock, Who&
| Author: | Jonah Winter | ISBN: | 9780375987489 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books | Publication: | March 8, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Schwartz & Wade | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jonah Winter |
| ISBN: | 9780375987489 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
| Publication: | March 8, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Schwartz & Wade |
| Language: | English |
Legendary baseball manager Casey Stengel worked with such greats as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle; he led the New York Yankees to a record-breaking TEN pennants and SEVEN World Series in twelve years; he invented “platooning,” a way to use players that revolutionized the game; he was a prankster who became famous for sayings like “Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.”
The brains behind any baseball team is its manager . . . and here’s a picture-book biography about the best, most beloved and entertaining manager in history!
"A first-rate picture book for baseball fans." —Booklist, Starred
Legendary baseball manager Casey Stengel worked with such greats as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle; he led the New York Yankees to a record-breaking TEN pennants and SEVEN World Series in twelve years; he invented “platooning,” a way to use players that revolutionized the game; he was a prankster who became famous for sayings like “Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.”
The brains behind any baseball team is its manager . . . and here’s a picture-book biography about the best, most beloved and entertaining manager in history!
"A first-rate picture book for baseball fans." —Booklist, Starred
