Pride of Puerto Rico: The Life of Roberto Clemente

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1991 M02 21 - 176 pages

The great right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Roberto Clemente was proud of his family, his native Puerto Rico, and his ability to play baseball. "Baseball fans will welcome this book because of the fast-paced action, but the temper of the man and his concern for human beings will leave a lasting impression on the younger reader."--The Horn Book

 

Contents

THE WAY OF THE JÍBARO
1
ONE PENNY A
8
WHERE ARE YOU GOING MOMEN?
16
TELL THE MAN I WILL SIGN
25
WEARING THE UNIFORM
33
ITS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD
40
8
62
BEAT EM BUCS
71
ARRIBA
81
IT IS MY LIFE
91
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About the author (1991)

Paul Robert Walker has written screenplays, magazine articles, and books for young people and adults. Before he began research for Pride of Puerto Rico, Walker knew only Roberto Clemente's reputation as a baseball star but soon came to know and respect Clemente as an extraordinary man.

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