Beisbol - Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends

Presents profiles of fourteen Latino baseball players who, from 1900 through the 1960s, were pioneers of the sport in their home countries and the United States.

About the author

Jonah Winter is the author/illustrator of several picture book biographies, including Roberto Clemente: Pride Of The Pittsburgh Pirates, You Never Heard Of Willie Mays?!, and You Never Heard Of Sandy Koufax?!. His other books for children include Fair Ball!: 14 Great Stars From Baseball's Negro Leagues, a Smithsonian Notable Book for Children, and two collaborations with his mother, Jeanette Winter, Diego, a Reading Rainbow book, and Once Upon A Time In Chicago: The Story Of Benny Goodman. Winter lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his wife. This is his first book for Lee & Low Books.

Product details

• Authors: Jonah Winter
• Assisted by: Jonah Winter (Photographs)
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2013
• EAN: 9781584302346
• ISBN: 978-1-58430-234-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 206 mm x 269 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 136 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Biografien und Autobiografien, Children's Books / Ages 4-8 Nonfiction, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball