Growing Up Pedro
How the Martinez Brothers Made It From the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues: Candlewick Biographies
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · March 14, 2017
“Masterfully depicts, with quick verse and beautiful illustrations, the world in which the two siblings came of age. . . .
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- Who it’s for
- A baseball biography with family at its heart, from Manoguayabo to the major leagues.
- Genres
- Sports Biographies for Kids, Baseball & Softball, Hispanic & Latino Life (U.S.)
- Published
- Candlewick Press, March 14, 2017
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“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 Martínez 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.
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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.
Brothers in Baseball
A baseball biography with family at its heart, from Manoguayabo to the major leagues.
Come here for
- Pedro Martínez’s early love of baseball
- The Martínez brothers’ shared dream of reaching the major leagues
Expect
- The brothers’ Dominican Republic beginnings
- A look at the dream behind Pedro’s major-league achievements
Where it sits
| Baseball & Softball | 72% |
|---|---|
| Hispanic & Latino Life (U.S.) | 65% |
| Sports Biographies for Kids | 55% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sports Biographies for Kids
- Caribbean & Latin America
- Baseball & Softball
- Authors
- Matt Tavares
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- March 14, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Sports Biographies for Kids