Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues
Written and illustrated by Matt Tavares
Edition
Written and illustrated by Matt Tavares
Hardcover edition
Publisher Candlewick Imprint Candlewick ISBN9780763668242
Awards and Honors 2016 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book<br> ALA Notable Books for Children 2016, Younger Readers<br> Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2015, Informational Books for Younger Readers<br> 2016 CCBC Choices–Biography and Autobiography<br> 2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Elementary / Middle Grade Nonfiction<br> Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Biography and Memoir<br> 2016 Américas Award Honorable MentionGrowing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues
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As boys in the Dominican Republic, brothers Pedro and Ramón Martínez threw rocks at the ripe fruit on mango trees. Eighteen years later, both were pitching for the Boston Red Sox. Author's note. Pedro Martínez statistics. Bibliography. Full-color illustrations done in watercolor, gouache, and pencil.
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