Author: David A. Adler
Illustrator: Terry Widener
Genre: Biography
Grade level: 3-5
This is a biography about the great baseball player, Lou Gehrig, and his legendary perseverance. He was an amazing first baseman for the New York Yankees. He considered himself a very lucky man, even though when he turned thirty-six, he was diagnosed with a fatal disease that was so rare it was named after him.
Terry Widener created the illustrations for this book. He captured the emotion of this story so well with his pictures. The energy given by the illustrations make the book come to life.
This book is great for middle or late elementary. It depicts a very emotional story of losing out on the completion of a dream. This is a great book for Black History Month as Lou Gehrig is a very prominent black man who is very inspirational to many.
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