We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente (Scholastic Biography)

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Summary: The Great One
Review: This book tells the story of Roberto Clemente in a clear, insightful, and entertaining way. It will be adored by kids, but also enjoyed by adults. It moved me to tears.

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Summary: WONDERFUL!! A MUST Read for all young baseball fans.
Review: This book tells the story of Roberto Clemente in a clear, insightful, and entertaining way. It will be adored by kids, but also enjoyed by adults. It moved me to tears.

Rating:
Summary: The Great One
Review: We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente is a great book. It tells all about the life of Roberto Clemente.He was the first Latin American in the Hall of Fame. He grew up very poor in Puerto Rico. He had to go work in the sugar cane fields to help his family when he was only six years old. Even though he had to work to help his family he still had time to play baseball. They used tin cans for balls and broomsticks for bats. Roberto was such a good player that he played in the San Juan League when he was only eight years old. When he was eighteen he went to a tryout and was discovered by some Major League scouts from the Brooklyn Dodgers. They sent him to the Montreal Expos, their farm team. While he was playing for the Expos he was discovered by the Pittsburg Pirates who drafted him. Roberto became a very famous baseball player.He won the MVP award in 1966 and was the National League batting champion four times. Roberto was not only a great baseball player he was also a great person. He was very proud of being Puerto Rican and worked hard so that people of all colors would be treated equally. He was killed in a plane accident while he was delivering supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. I think this was one of the best books I ever read. Anyone that likes sports would like this book. I learned a lot about someone that I had never heard of before.