You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!
By Jonah Winter , Terry Widener , illustrated by Terry Widener
Grades
3-5
<p>He hit 660 home runs (fourth best of all time), had a lifetime batting average of .302, and is second only to Babe Ruth on <i>The Sporting News's</i> list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players." Many believe him to be the best baseball player that ever lived. His name is Willie Mays.</p><p>In this fascinating picture book biography, young readers can follow Mays's unparalleled career from growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, to playing awe-inspiring ball in the Negro Leagues and then the Majors, where he was center fielder for the New York (later San Francisco) Giants. Complete with sidebars filled with stats and a cool lenticular cover, here is a book for all baseball lovers, young and old.</p>
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