Who Was Roberto Clemente? (Who Was?)

by James Buckley (Author) Ted Hammond (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Who Was?
Growing up the youngest of seven children in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente had a talent for baseball. His incredible skill soon got him drafted into the big leagues where he spent 18 seasons playing right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Who Was Roberto Clemente? tells the story of this remarkable athlete: a twelve-time All-Star, World Series MVP, and the first Latin American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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James Buckley
James Buckley Jr. has written more than 50 books for kids, including Who Was Jesse Owens?, Who Was Muhammad Ali? and Who Was Roberto Clemente?
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780448479613
Lexile Measure
900
Guided Reading Level
S
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
September 20, 2014
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF054010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball & Softball
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF018030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic/Latino
Library of Congress categories
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