Pride of Puerto Rico: The Life of Roberto Clemente

Paul Robert Walker

ISBN 10: 0152634207 / ISBN 13: 9780152634209

Published by Clarion Books February 1991, 1991

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 33537

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pride of Puerto Rico: The Life of Roberto Clemente
• Publisher: Clarion Books February 1991
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152634207
• ISBN 13: 9780152634209
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Middle Grade

About this title

Synopsis

The great right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Roberto Clemente was proud of his family, his native Puerto Rico, and his ability to play baseball. “Baseball fans will welcome this book because of the fast-paced action, but the temper of the man and his concern for human beings will leave a lasting impression on the younger reader.”--The Horn Book

About the Author

Paul Robert Walker has written screenplays, magazine articles, and books for young people and adults. Before he began research for Pride of Puerto Rico, Walker knew only Roberto Clemente's reputation as a baseball star but soon came to know and respect Clemente as an extraordinary man.