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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780763693114
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Candlewick Press
ISBN-10
0763693111
ISBN-13
9780763693114
eBay Product ID (ePID)
228936571
Product Key Features
Book Title
Growing up Pedro : How the Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues: Candlewick Biographies
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation, People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America, Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball
Illustrator
Tavares, Matt, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Book Series
Candlewick Biographies Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
4.4 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Reviews
Tavares masterfully depicts, with quick verse and beautiful illustrations, the world in which the two siblings came of age.... This is a strong overview of a remarkable athlete. Martinez's unbelievable statistics are included at the end of the book. A wonderful introduction to a truly special player. -School Library Journal (starred review) Tavares highlights their warm filial relationship, inviting readers to understand how Ramón is challenged by loneliness in America, mostly because his lack of English prevents him from communicating. ... The gouache and watercolor paintings lovingly depict both players, from boyhood to adulthood. Tavares captures some of the iconic images of Pedro: pitching with intensity, goofing off in the bullpen, and even being taped to a pole by his teammates as a prank. -Horn Book Tavares' latest baseball profile, featuring Pedro Martínez, is as much an homage to the love between brothers as it is a biography.... Concluding stats top off this winning title. -Booklist Tavares's luminous paintings pair with accessible prose arranged into verselike passages to create a vivid portrait of two contemporary athletes. -Publishers Weekly Watercolor, gouache and pencil illustrations depict the emotional fervor of the action.... A warm portrait of a modern baseball icon. -Kirkus Reviews Fraternal mentoring and emulation forms a cohesive theme throughout. -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books The story of how Pedro Martinez came to achieve that status is inspiring, and author/illustrator Matt Tavares captures it perfectly for younger readers. -from Kendal Rautzhan, Tavares masterfully depicts, with quick verse and beautiful illustrations, the world in which the two siblings came of age.... This is a strong overview of a remarkable athlete. Martinez's unbelievable statistics are included at the end of the book. A wonderful introduction to a truly special player. --School Library Journal (starred review) Tavares highlights their warm filial relationship, inviting readers to understand how Ramn is challenged by loneliness in America, mostly because his lack of English prevents him from communicating. ... The gouache and watercolor paintings lovingly depict both players, from boyhood to adulthood. Tavares captures some of the iconic images of Pedro: pitching with intensity, goofing off in the bullpen, and even being taped to a pole by his teammates as a prank. --Horn Book Tavares' latest baseball profile, featuring Pedro Martnez, is as much an homage to the love between brothers as it is a biography.... Concluding stats top off this winning title. --Booklist Tavares's luminous paintings pair with accessible prose arranged into verselike passages to create a vivid portrait of two contemporary athletes. --Publishers Weekly Watercolor, gouache and pencil illustrations depict the emotional fervor of the action.... A warm portrait of a modern baseball icon. --Kirkus Reviews Fraternal mentoring and emulation forms a cohesive theme throughout. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Detailed illustrations support the text through attractive landscaped scenes. The facial expressions of the characters are especially telling and remarkable. --School Library Connection The story of how Pedro Martinez came to achieve that status is inspiring, and author/illustrator Matt Tavares captures it perfectly for younger readers. --from Kendal Rautzhan The beautiful illustrations complement the narrative and the selection would partner well with other biographies about baseball players, including those by Matt Tavares: Henry Aaron's Dream and There Goes Ted Williams. --Literacy Daily, Tavares masterfully depicts, with quick verse and beautiful illustrations, the world in which the two siblings came of age.... This is a strong overview of a remarkable athlete. Martinez's unbelievable statistics are included at the end of the book. A wonderful introduction to a truly special player. -School Library Journal (starred review) Tavares highlights their warm filial relationship, inviting readers to understand how Ramn is challenged by loneliness in America, mostly because his lack of English prevents him from communicating. ... The gouache and watercolor paintings lovingly depict both players, from boyhood to adulthood. Tavares captures some of the iconic images of Pedro: pitching with intensity, goofing off in the bullpen, and even being taped to a pole by his teammates as a prank. -Horn Book Tavares' latest baseball profile, featuring Pedro Martnez, is as much an homage to the love between brothers as it is a biography.... Concluding stats top off this winning title. -Booklist Tavares's luminous paintings pair with accessible prose arranged into verselike passages to create a vivid portrait of two contemporary athletes. -Publishers Weekly Watercolor, gouache and pencil illustrations depict the emotional fervor of the action.... A warm portrait of a modern baseball icon. -Kirkus Reviews Fraternal mentoring and emulation forms a cohesive theme throughout. -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books The story of how Pedro Martinez came to achieve that status is inspiring, and author/illustrator Matt Tavares captures it perfectly for younger readers. -from Kendal Rautzhan
Grade From
Third Grade
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Synopsis
"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., "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. 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.
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