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Winter, Jonah.
BEISBOL! : LATINO BASEBALL PIONEERS AND LEGENDS
New York : Lee & Low Books, 2001.
IL 3-6, RL 6.1
ISBN  1584300124
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Baseball fans will love this look at the history of baseball which focuses on the pioneers and legends of Latino baseball. As far back as 1900, the Latino players were playing ball and making history. Set up to look like baseball cards, this book presents the history of each player and the important part they played in the sport. Come meet such stars as Martin Dihigo, Pancho Coimbre, Roberto Clemente and Felipe Alou. This is a must read for true ball fans!  (Jean B. Bellavance for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, 2004-2005)
SUBJECTS:     Baseball players.
                        Latin Americans -- Biography.
                        Hispanic Americans -- Biography.

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