Lou Gehrig : the luckiest man /
Making Meaning : Grade 3 Unit 5 Alternate title
David A. Adler ; illustrated by Terry Widener.
- 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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Traces the life of the Yankees' star ballplayer, focusing on his character and his struggle with the terminal disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.