| Growing Up Pedro: Candlewick Biographies: How the Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues Contributor(s): Tavares, Matt (Author), Tavares, Matt (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763693111 ISBN-13: 9780763693114 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Series: Candlewick Biographies |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.25 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 172967 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Masterfully depicts, with quick verse and beautiful illustrations, the world in which the two siblings came of age. . . . A wonderful introduction to a truly special player." -- School Library Journal (starred review) Before Pedro Mart nez pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times, before he won the Cy Young three times, he was a kid from a place called Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic. Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ramon was the best pitcher he'd ever seen. He'd dream of the day he and his brother could play together in the major leagues -- and here, Matt Tavares tells the story of how that dream came true. |