{"product_id":"clemente-paperback","title":"Clemente! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBryan Collier\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eWillie Perdomo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClemente!\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA little boy named Clemente learns about his namesake, the great baseball player Roberto Clemente, in this joyful picture book biography.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente was the first Latin American player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the only player for whom the five-year initiation period was waived. Known not only for his exceptional baseball skills but also for his extensive charity work in Latin America, Clemente was well-loved during his 18 years playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He died in a plane crash while bringing aid supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Willie Perdomo's rhythmic text and Bryan Collier's energetic art combine to tell the story of one of baseball's greats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLatino Interest. In English with some Spanish vocabulary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillie Perdomo is the author of VISITING LANGSTON, which received a Coretta Scott King Honor. He is a winner of the PEN Beyond Margins Award and lives in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBryan Collier is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eVisiting Langston\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLincoln and Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e, and of \u003ci\u003eRosa \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Martin's Big Words\u003c\/i\u003e, both Caldecott Honor books. He is also the author\/illustrator of \u003ci\u003eUptown\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. Mr. Collier lives with his family in New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 11.01 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clemente!\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701948026943,"sku":"9781250073228","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b9a50e14ef56a3898ede2c880cf6a9b5.webp?v=1765022564","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/clemente-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}