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

Author: Matt Tavares Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Biographies, Children, Picture books, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780763668242 9780763693114 0763668249 0763693111

The love between brothers is key to Matt Tavares's tale of Dominican pitcher Pedro Martinez, from his days of throwing rocks at mangoes to his years as a major-league star. Before Pedro Martinez 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, 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. In a fitting homage to a modern day baseball star, the acclaimed author-illustrator examines both Pedro Martinez's improbable rise to the top of his game and the power that comes from the deep bond between brothers. Similar books: Satchel Paige by Lesa Cline-Ransome Queen of the Diamond by Emily Arnold McCully You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! by Jonah Winter Joe DiMaggio by Richard Ben Cramer Brothers at Bat by Audrey Vernick Ted Williams by Leigh Montville The Streak by Barb Rosenstock Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy by Phil Bildner Miracle Mud by David A. Kelly The Last Hero by Howard Bryant Sandy Koufax by Jane Leavy Satchel by Larry Tye Stan Musial by George Vecsey Ty Cobb by Charles C. Alexander Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai The Right Word by Jen Bryant The Boy Who Loved Math by Deborah Heiligman Wangari's Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter One Plastic Bag by Miranda Paul Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed