Derek Jeter: Substance / Style (New Wave)

Derek Jeter: Substance / Style (New Wave)

From School Library Journal Grade 4-6-Stewart profiles two young superstar shortstops. Both Rodriguez, who plays for the Seattle Mariners, and New York Yankee Jeter are at the top of their games and have already posted impressive numbers in their brief careers. While the texts are pretty standard sports biographies, the attractive format with lots of full-color pictures and little sidebar facts on almost every page are sure to appeal to the intended audience. Unfortunately, both books take readers only through the 1998 season. These titles will prove popular with many young fans, but will leave them wanting more.Todd Morning, Schaumburg Township Public Library, IL Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Presents a biography of Derek Jeter who was teased as a boy in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for predicting he would be a great shortstop for the New York Yankees and who grew up to do precisely that