Roberto Clemente : pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates / Jonah Winter ; illustrated by Raul Colón.

On an island called Puerto Rico a boy named Roberto Clemente dreamed of nothing but winning at baseball. With no money -- but plenty of determination -- Clemente practiced on muddy fields with a glove made from a coffee sack. Little League became minor league, which turned into winter league...and,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winter, Jonah, 1962-
Other Authors: Colón, Raúl (Illustrator)
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2005]
Edition:First edition.
Series:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
Clemente, Roberto, > 1934-1972 > Juvenile literature.
Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team) > Juvenile literature.
Baseball players > Puerto Rico > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Baseball players > Juvenile literature.
Puerto Ricans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Genre:
Juvenile literature.
Biography
Biographies.
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Publisher description (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Variant Title:
Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Format: Book
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Summary:
On an island called Puerto Rico a boy named Roberto Clemente dreamed of nothing but winning at baseball. With no money -- but plenty of determination -- Clemente practiced on muddy fields with a glove made from a coffee sack. Little League became minor league, which turned into winter league...and, finally, he made it to the major leagues! With lightning speed, towering home runs, and grand slams, Clemente introduced himself to America.
Note:"An Anne Schwartz Book."
Call Number:Clemente R
BIO
Audience:
800L Lexile
ISBN:9780689856433
0689856431
Reading Program:
Accelerated Reader LG 4.5 0.5 0.5 85937