Growing Up Pedro

Reviewed by: Melissa Madigan - Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 21, 2015

Review

What can I say - Matt Tavares does it again! In this latest book of wonderful verse and beautiful illustrations we are told the story of Pedro and Ramon Martinez growing up in the Dominican Republic and how they both got to play for the Redsox. We get to see what it took for Pedro to become the great success he has, winning the World Series in 2004, 3 Cy Young Awards and recently he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame! This is a story of baseball greatness, brotherly love and team work.

Overall Book Score: very good

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About the Book

Author:

Tavares, Matt

Illustrator: ,

Illustration Quality: very good

Publisher: Holiday House, Inc.

Book Type: picture book fiction

Genre: adventure,historical fiction,biography / autobiography

Audience: preschool,grades k-3

Binding Type: trade edition

Binding Quality: very good

ISBN: 9780763668242

Price: 16.99

This Book's Maine Connection: Maine author,Maine illustrator