Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues

by Matt Tavares

Book Overview

The love between brothers is key to 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. 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763668249
• ISBN13: 9780763668242
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.1" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7