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Author Alonso, Nathalie, author.

Title Call me Roberto! : Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos / Nathalie Alonso ; art by Rudy Gutierrez.

Publication Info. New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024]
2024

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Biography  J BIO Clemente    Juv New Books Pittsburg  Available
Edition First edition.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
text txt rdacontent
still image sti rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note Contains historical backmatter including photgraphs, timeline, glossary and and translation of Spanish phrases included in the text.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary Young Roberto loved baseball so much that he played with a tree branch and tin cans in Carolina, Puerto Rico, practicing until he was chosen to play for a Major League team -- in chilly Montreal! Although he showed his talent as part of the Pittsburgh Pirates, he still faced discrimination from people who wouldn't accept a Black man who demanded to be called Roberto instead of Bob in the middle of the nuclear-family 1950s. Even after becoming an All-Star and winning a World Series, he had to remain segregated in Black hotels during spring training in Florida, but he never stopped speaking Spanish and demanding recognition.
Language In English with some Spanish vocabulary and quotations.
Subject Clemente, Roberto, 1934-1972 -- Juvenile literature.
Clemente, Roberto, 1934-1972.
Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team) -- Juvenile literature.
Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team) -- History.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball -- Social aspects -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Hispanic American baseball players -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball players -- Puerto Rico -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Most Valuable Player Award (Baseball) -- Juvenile literature.
Black people -- Segregation -- Juvenile literature.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.
Baseball -- United States -- History.
Hispanic American baseball players.
Baseball players.
Most Valuable Player Award (Baseball)
Black people -- Segregation.
Genre/Form Picture books.
Biographies.
Added Author Gutierrez, Rudy, illustrator.
Added Title Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos
ISBN 9781635928112 (hardcover)
1635928117 (hardcover)

 
    
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