Latin America's leading baseball icon, Roberto Clemente
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY "Books Recommended for Teenaged Readers" (1992)
The original Chelsea House Publishers "Baseball Legends Series" provides biographies for young adult readers of baseball's greatest Hall of Fame icons. The volumes, while designed for teenaged readers, nonetheless offer captivating portraits guaranteed to appeal to baseball lovers of all ages. Each book contains fascinating information about pivotal games that helped shape a player's career. All books of the series are also filled with black and white photographs and include summary career statistics.
Bjarkman's four titles authored for this award-winning series include:
ROBERTO CLEMENTE: BASEBALL LEGEND (1991)
Heroic and pioneering Puerto Rican outfielder who became an idol to new generations of Latino big leaguers
WARREN SPAHN: BASEBALL LEGEND (1995)
Winningest left-handed pitcher in the history of major league baseball
ERNIE BANKS: BASEBALL LEGEND (1994)
Chicago Cubs legend whose hallmark moto of "Let's Play Two!" summed up one of baseball's most cherished attitudes
DUKE SNIDER: BASEBALL LEGEND (1994)
Overlooked Brooklyn center fielder playing in the shadow of Mickey and Willie but nonetheless the top home run slugger of the Golden-Era 1950s
All volumes contain a series introduction by late Hall of Fame journalist Jim Murray.
Though now out of print, these handsome books are easily found on www.amazon.com and the websites of numerous other internet book dealers.
