{"product_id":"9780763624446","title":"Becoming Joe DiMaggio","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"With ineffable tenderness and absolute clarity, Testa tells a tale in blank verse. . . . Powerfully moving as it braids together baseball, family, and the Italian-American experience.\" — \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1936, and the Yankees have just hired a star center fielder whose name sounds like music. What could be a better time for Papa-Angelo's grandson to be born? Christened after the legendary ballplayer, young Joseph Paul learns much at his Italian grandfather's knee — about holding your breath in front of the radio during a 3-2 count with the bases loaded and having the audacity to dream big dreams. \"Each poem is a perfect, gripping chapter,\" says \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e in a starred review of this novel in verse, which honors the timeless bond between a grandson and his immigrant grandfather — and the process of finding one's own place in a brave new world.","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46355990708396,"sku":"9780763624446","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/24086853482459.jpg?v=1781630899","url":"https:\/\/giftshop.carlemuseum.org\/products\/9780763624446","provider":"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}