(2) K-3 Tavares highlights the warm relationship between two baseball greats, brothers Ramón and Pedro Martínez, covering their youth in 1980s Dominican Republic; their signings with the Dodgers; Pedro's eventual contract with the Red Sox and heroics in the 1999 playoffs; and their present-day return to the Dominican Republic, where they have built churches, schools, and baseball fields. Gouache and watercolor paintings lovingly depict both players. Bib.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2015

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. This comprehensive volume examines the life of the Dominican born and bred pitcher for the Dodgers, Expos, Red Sox, and currently the Mets. There's lots of play-by-play descriptions and many action photos. The text and sidebars also relay Martinez's humorous streak, despite other media reports to the contrary. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) 4-6 Latinos in the Limelight series. Three books in this series feature two baseball players originally from the Dominican Republic and Latino-American Gomez, a hockey player. Quotes from the athletes and their acquaintances abound with little in the way of citations, but the texts are lively enough for the sports fans who will be attracted. Some of the color photos look washed out. A chronology and list of accomplishments are included. Bib., ind. [Review covers these titles: Sammy Sosa, Pedro Martinez, Scott Gomez.]

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) 4-6 Latinos in Baseball series. Illustrated with black-and-white photos, each book in this well-written series describes play action that highlights the player's baseball career, then discusses his childhood and development as a professional player. The mistakes each star has made are confronted directly (such as Alomar's infamous spitting at an umpire), and the resulting portraits of the players provide informative, balanced looks at each. Ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman