You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! (Paperback)

from matthewbloome

I liked that this biography focused on the struggles that Sandy Koufax went through in becoming a great pitcher, not just on his unstoppable greatness once he hit his stride. It humanizes him a little bit. It also makes the moment when he does emerge as a great pitcher seem that much more impress...

from debnance

I loved this book and couldn't wait to share it with the children at my school. As I'd expected, they loved the cover. They also loved the way the illustrator used gold on the pictures. The story was a little too hard for them. They were confused with the author's use of first person plural. They...

from Stahl-Ricco

Great overview of the career of Sandy Koufax, who from '61 to '65 dominated baseball! I really liked this quote (from the great Willie Stargell), "Hittin' a Koufaxx fastball was like tryin' to drink coffee with a fork." Brilliant! And the cover of this book is super cool too! Love ya' Blue!

from anniecase

What a great non-fiction piece! This book has gorgeous illustrations and a narrator written so realistically, you can almost hear the Brooklyn accent. Great information, but told in story format rather than one fact at a time. Perfect for baseball fans, but also students of history.

from lporsia

Winning the 2010 Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers, You Never Heard Of Sandy Koufax?! is an eye opening account of a young Jewish baseball player for the Dodgers. Written by Jonah Winter, the story is told from the viewpoint of a teammate allowing the audience the experience of a first...