We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente

by Trudie Engel

Book Overview

The biography of this star hitter tells of his youth in Puerto Rico and his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590688812
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Superb!

The book "We'll never forget you Roberto Clemente is one of my favorite books! The book is about a baseball player who is so good that a lot of teams want him and they offer him huge money bonuses. Roberto first joined the Brooklyn Dodgers but then the Pittsburgh Pirates picked him to play for them. He played in the major leagues for many years. Throughout his life Roberto got to the All Star Game, the National League, and the World Series. He also won the Most Valuable Player award. He was one of the players with 3,000 hits! Roberto helped win all of the games he was in. The sad part is the ending. When you start reading this book you can not put it down. It's very exciting! I loved it! While I was reading the book I kept cheering on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Every page is exciting. Read this book. Highly recommended. I give this book 5 stars and 2 thumbs up!

Go Pirates!!!

I am reading the book We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente. It is a very good book. I decided to read it because I saw the 2006 All-Star Game. This book relates to me because I love baseball too. Roberto Clemente passed away on his way to help earthquake victims. GO PIRATES!!!! Cole E. - Age 9, Holland, PA

The Great One

We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente is a great book. It tells all about the life of Roberto Clemente.He was the first Latin American in the Hall of Fame. He grew up very poor in Puerto Rico. He had to go work in the sugar cane fields to help his family when he was only six years old. Even though he had to work to help his family he still had time to play baseball. They used tin cans for balls and broomsticks for bats. Roberto was such a good player that he played in the San Juan League when he was only eight years old. When he was eighteen he went to a tryout and was discovered by some Major League scouts from the Brooklyn Dodgers. They sent him to the Montreal Expos, their farm team. While he was playing for the Expos he was discovered by the Pittsburg Pirates who drafted him. Roberto became a very famous baseball player.He won the MVP award in 1966 and was the National League batting champion four times. Roberto was not only a great baseball player he was also a great person. He was very proud of being Puerto Rican and worked hard so that people of all colors would be treated equally. He was killed in a plane accident while he was delivering supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. I think this was one of the best books I ever read. Anyone that likes sports would like this book. I learned a lot about someone that I had never heard of before.

WONDERFUL!! A MUST Read for all young baseball fans.

This book tells the story of Roberto Clemente in a clear, insightful, and entertaining way. It will be adored by kids, but also enjoyed by adults. It moved me to tears.