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Robert Burleigh

Author of Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth

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Works by Robert Burleigh
Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth 500 copies, 6 reviews
Flight 410 copies, 11 reviews
One Giant Leap 222 copies, 20 reviews
Langston's Train Ride 205 copies, 20 reviews
Into the Woods: John James Audubon Lives His Dream 169 copies, 15 reviews
Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor 169 copies, 11 reviews
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic 168 copies, 25 reviews
Play Ball! 166 copies, 2 reviews
Pandora 160 copies, 24 reviews
Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest 157 copies, 31 reviews
Black Whiteness: Admiral Byrd Alone in the Antarctic 150 copies, 2 reviews
Flight of the Last Dragon (Author) 148 copies, 3 reviews
Hoops 146 copies, 6 reviews
Abraham Lincoln Comes Home 125 copies, 7 reviews
Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer 111 copies, 8 reviews
Napoleon: The Story of the Little Corporal 107 copies, 4 reviews
A Man Named Thoreau 95 copies, 7 reviews
Earth From Above for Young Readers (Author) 90 copies, 1 review
Edward Hopper Paints His World 89 copies, 5 reviews
American Moments: Scenes from American History 89 copies, 3 reviews
Amelia Earhart : Free in the Skies 82 copies, 15 reviews
Seurat and La Grande Jatte: Connecting the Dots 81 copies, 5 reviews
Stealing Home: Jackie Robinson: Against the Odds 74 copies, 5 reviews
The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn 73 copies, 7 reviews
Hercules 71 copies, 18 reviews
The Future of the Earth: An Introduction to Sustainable Development for… 67 copies, 3 reviews
If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond (Christy Ottaviano Books) 66 copies, 3 reviews
Into the Air : The Story of the Wright Brothers' First Flight 61 copies, 3 reviews
Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep!: Listen to the City 61 copies, 2 reviews
Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay: The Boy Whose Dream Was Everest 58 copies, 6 reviews
The Earth from the Air for Children: Children's Edition 57 copies
Trapped!: A Whale's Rescue 57 copies, 4 reviews
Good-bye, Sheepie 51 copies, 26 reviews
Sylvia's Bookshop 46 copies, 1 review
Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light 44 copies, 3 reviews
Messenger, Messenger 42 copies, 3 reviews
Zoom! Zoom!: Sounds of Things That Go in the City 41 copies, 3 reviews
Paul Cezanne: A Painter's Journey 41 copies
Fly, Cher Ami, Fly!: The Pigeon Who Saved the Lost Battalion 40 copies, 1 review
I Love Going Through This Book 40 copies, 5 reviews
Lookin' for Bird in the Big City 38 copies, 5 reviews
Goal 36 copies, 2 reviews
George Bellows: Painter with a Punch! 36 copies, 4 reviews
It's Funny Where Ben's Train Takes Him 35 copies
Hit the Road, Jack 34 copies, 5 reviews
O Captain, My Captain 34 copies, 1 review
Night Train, Night Train 30 copies
Hi, I'm Norman: The Story of American Illustrator Norman Rockwell 29 copies
Who Said That?: Famous Americans Speak 26 copies
Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea 25 copies, 2 reviews
The Secret of the Great Houdini 24 copies, 2 reviews
Edna 23 copies, 2 reviews
Tiny Bird: A Hummingbird's Amazing Journey 21 copies, 1 review
Volcanoes: Journey to the Crater's Edge 19 copies, 2 reviews
Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty 10 copies, 1 review
The Sea: Exploring Life on an Ocean Planet 6 copies
Martin Luther King, Jr : Until Justice Runs Down Like Water 1 copy
Seurat and La Grande Jette 1 copy
The Great Zombie Pumpkin Parade! 1 copy
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Teammates (Paula Wiseman Books) (Contributor, some editions) 117 copies, 6 reviews
Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court (Contributor) 102 copies, 5 reviews
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Burleigh, Robert
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Kronquist, Burleigh
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1936-01-04
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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DePauw University (BA)
University of Chicago (MA | Humanities)
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