In the mid 1800s the sport of baseball was working its way across the United States. Amateur teams were springing up and in 1858 the National Association of Base Ball Players was formed. Young men were eager to show their prowess on the field and in the batter's box. Lipman Pike's father, a Dutch immigrant, runs a small haberdashery in Brooklyn, New York, though Lip is more interested in watching the ball players than working behind the counter. His mother doesn't approve -- Jewish boys should be paying attention to more sensible matters. But when Lip is barely a teenager, he's invited to join the Nationals Junior Club and play first base. When he hits his first pitch over the right fielder's head, Lip knows baseball is the sport for him. Award-winning author Richard Michelson chronicles the meteoric rise of one of baseball's earliest (and unsung) champions. Richard Michelson's poetry and children's books have been listed among the year's best books by The New Yorker, the New York Public Library, and the Jewish Book Council. His A is for Abraham: A Jewish Alphabet won the 2009 Sydney Taylor Award Silver Medal. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Zachary Pullen's picture-book illustrations have won awards and garnered starred reviews. He has been honored several times with acceptance into the prestigious Society of Illustrators juried shows and Communication Arts Illustration Annual of the best in current illustration. Zak lives in Wyoming.

Author: Richard Michelson
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 02/14/2011
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781585364657
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 143547 / Lipman Pike: America's First Home Run King


Award: 2011 National Jewish Book Award Finalist - Children's Illustrated


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2011 pg. 46
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2011
New York Times Book Review 07/24/2011 pg. 22
Publishers Weekly 03/28/2011
School Library Journal 05/01/2011 pg. 99
New York Times Book Review 07/17/2011 pg. 13
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw