Llegar a Ser Pedro by Matt Tavares
Now in a Spanish-language edition Matt Tavares's tale of Dominican pitcher Pedro Mart nez, from his days of throwing rocks at mangoes to his years as a major-league star.Antes de que Pedro Mart nez fuese elegido al Salon de la Fama del B isbol, antes de que hiciera posible que los Medias Rojas ganaran la Serie Mundial, antes de que fuera seleccionado ocho veces para formar parte del equipo de la Liga de las Estrellas, antes de que recibiera el Premio Cy Young tres veces, Pedro era un ni o que naci en Manoguayabo, un peque o pueblo de la Rep blica Dominicana. Pedro amaba el b isbol m s que nada en el mundo, y Ram n, su hermano mayor, era el mejor lanzador que l hab a visto jam s. Pedro so aba que llegar a un d a en el que su hermano y l jugar an juntos en las Grande Ligas.
Esta es la historia de c mo ese sue o se hizo realidad. Before Pedro Mart nez was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, before he pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times and 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.
Zachary's Ball, Oliver's Game, and Mudball are three baseball-themed favorites written and illustrated by Matt Tavares. He currently resides in Ogunquit, Maine.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780763679804 |
| ISBN 10 | 0763679801 |
| Title | Llegar a Ser Pedro |
| Author | Matt Tavares |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2015-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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