Growing up Pedro by Matt Tavares

Matt Tavares is an accomplished author who has written several picture book biographies about hall of fame baseball players who happen to also have been Red Sox players. However this one was slightly different and I really enjoyed the extra dimension to the book. I consider myself a rather dedicataed Red Sox fan and baseball fan but still managed to learn some new facts through this book. While this book is primarily about the life and career of the famed Pedro Martinez is, it also has information about the life and career of his brother, Ramon. You will learn about their childhood together and how they each came up through the MLB system. The illustrations are gorgeous and the attention to detail is impeccable. One of my favorite photos clearly illustrates the difference in hand position for various pitches. This is an excellent book for a biography mentor text. There are direct quotes from Pedro, a timeline, bibliography, as well as a stats table chart for Pedro's career. It' a must read for springtime baseball season!
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