Who Was Roberto Clemente?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · September 25, 2014
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- Who it’s for
- Follow Roberto Clemente’s rise from Puerto Rico to the Pittsburgh Pirates and baseball history.
- Themes
- Baseball career, Athletic achievement, Latino representation in baseball
- Genres
- Sports Biographies for Kids, Baseball & Softball, Hispanic & Latino Life (U.S.)
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Growing up the youngest of seven children in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente had a talent for baseball. His incredible skill soon got him drafted into the big leagues where he spent 18 seasons playing right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Who Was Roberto Clemente? tells the story of this remarkable athlete: a twelve-time All-Star, World Series MVP, and the first Latin American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Baseball, Brilliantly
Follow Roberto Clemente’s rise from Puerto Rico to the Pittsburgh Pirates and baseball history.
Come here for
- A Puerto Rican childhood and a major-league career
- A baseball life with a lasting place in the sport
Expect
- Eighteen seasons in right field
- All-Star honors, a World Series MVP, and a Hall of Fame first
Where it sits
| Sports Biographies for Kids | 89% |
|---|---|
| Baseball & Softball | 74% |
| Hispanic & Latino Life (U.S.) | 57% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sports Biographies for Kids
- Hispanic & Latino Life (U.S.)
- Baseball & Softball
- Authors
- James Buckley, Jr.
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- September 25, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Baseball career · Athletic achievement · Latino representation in baseball
- Reading lane
- Sports Biographies for Kids