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Richard J. Brenner

Author of The World Series: The Great Contests

66 Works 1,430 Members 4 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Richard Brenner, Richard J. Brenner

Series

Works by Richard J. Brenner

Football's Super Six (2005) 95 copies
Michael Jordan (1992) 83 copies
Mark McGwire (1999) 76 copies
Albert Pujols (2007) 70 copies
Worldwide Superstars (2009) 50 copies
Superstar Quarterbacks (2007) 44 copies
Sammy Sosa (1999) 44 copies
Derek Jeter (2000) 37 copies
Shaquille O'Neal (1994) 33 copies
World Series Showdowns (2010) 32 copies
Extreme Sports (2005) 28 copies
Grant Hill (1996) 24 copies
Baseball Superstars (2012) 22 copies
Joe Montana Jerry Rice (1990) 22 copies
Record Breakers Flip Book (2013) 22 copies
Baseball Superstars Album (1993) 20 copies
Wayne Gretzky (1992) 19 copies
The All-time All-star Team (2011) 19 copies
Extreme Action Stars (2006) 16 copies
Troy Aikman & Steve Young (1994) 15 copies
Mario Lemieux (1994) 15 copies
Brett Favre (1999) 12 copies
Steve Young, Jerry Rice (1750) 10 copies
MacAulay Culkin (1992) 10 copies
Bound for glory (2003) 9 copies
Alex Rodriguez (2005) 9 copies
Kobe Bryant (1999) 4 copies
Super Sports Stars 1999 (1999) 4 copies
John Elway Bernie Kosar (1988) 3 copies

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lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |
 
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lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |
Summary:
This story is a biography about the great Sammy Sosa. It tells how he started in his baseball career. HE grew up in poverty and worked his way up. He was born in the Dominican Republic. Sammy's mother Lucrecia was a widow when Sammy was only seven she supported seven kids working as a maid. When Sammy wasn't helping his mother he played baseball in his free time, he didn't have money for baseball equipment so he made his own. He didn't start playing with an organization till he was fourteen years old. At the age of sixteen he was attracting major league scouters. He arrived in the U.S. at the age of seventeen and spoke no English and his first team he played for was the rangers.

Personal reaction:
This story tells students that he just wasn't born with a gift to play baseball he worked he was from the bottom to the top.

Classroom extensions:
1.Have my students make their own biography of their life.
2.Have my students make a timeline of Sammy Sosa's life
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allys2006 | Nov 17, 2013 |
This book contains two biographies. LaDainian Tomlinson, running back of San Diego Chargers and Tom Brady, quarterback of New England Patriots. This book discusses the mens climb to success.

This book is interesting and it a good inspirational book. This book is a good example of not giving up on dreams.

Children interested in football will enjoy this book and it can be used when teaching about motivation.
 
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kariemoorehead | Nov 24, 2008 |

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Works
66
Members
1,430
Popularity
#17,987
Rating
3.8
Reviews
4
ISBNs
109
Languages
2

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