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Call me Roberto! : Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos Cover Image Book Book

Call me Roberto! : Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos

Alonso, Nathalie (author., Author). Gutierrez, Rudy, (illustrator., Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1635928117
  • ISBN: 9781635928112
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Contains historical backmatter including photgraphs, timeline, glossary and and translation of Spanish phrases included in the text.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Language Note:
In English with some Spanish vocabulary and quotations.
Awards Note:
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Book, 2025.

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Subject: Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team) History
Baseball players
Hispanic American baseball players
Baseball United States History
Discrimination in sports United States History
Clemente, Roberto 1934-1972

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  • 4 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.

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