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Dona and William Rice

Roberto Clemente D. Rice and W. Rice

Roberto

Clemente

Roberto

Clemente

Teacher Created Materials

5301 Oceanus Drive

Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1030

http://www.tcmpub.com

ISBN 978-1-4333-3683-6

2012 Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

Reprinted 2013

Image Credits

Cover Sports Illustrated/Getty Images; p.3 Thorsten Schmitt/Shutterstock; p.5 Karen M.

Lowe; p.6 Jason Patrick Ross/Shutterstock; p.6 inset: foto76/Shutterstock; p.7 akg-images/

Newscom; p.7 inset: saiko3p/Shutterstock; p.8 Henry Burroughs/Associated Press; p.9 Karen

M. Lowe; p.10 Karen M. Lowe; p.11 Marc Dietrich/Shutterstock; p.12 Karen M. Lowe; p.13

Olena Zaskochenko/Shutterstock; p.13 inset: Sinisa Botas/Shutterstock; p.14 Bettmann/

Corbis; p.15 TSN/Icon SMI; p.16 Focus on Sport/Getty Images; p.17 RHH/Associated Press;

p.18 Associated Press; p.19 Associated Press; p.20 Neils Lauritzen/TSN/Icon SMI/Newscom;

p.21 Sports Illustrated/Getty Images; p.22 Associated Press; p.23 akg-images/Newscom;

p.23 inset: LOC-LC-USZ62-126559; p.24 Associated Press; p.25 Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty

Images; p.26 Associated Press; p.28 w85/ZUMA Press; back cover: Bettmann/Corbis

Based on writing from TIME For Kids.

TIME For Kids and the TIME For Kids logo are registered trademarks of TIME Inc.

Used under license.

Consultant

Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.

Kent State University

Publishing Credits

Dona Herweck Rice, Editor-in-Chief

Robin Erickson, Production Director

Lee Aucoin, Creative Director

Conni Medina, M.A.Ed., Editorial Director

Jamey Acosta, Editor

Heidi Kellenberger, Editor

Lexa Hoang, Designer

Leslie Palmer , Designer

Stephanie Reid, Photo Editor

Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., Publisher

Synched Read-Along Version by:

Triangle Interactive LLC

PO Box 573

Prior Lake, MN 55372

ISBN-13: 978-1-68444-872-2 (e-book)

Table of Contents

The Pride of Puerto Rico ........................

Nothing but Love .............................

A Dream Come True ..........................

Making a Difference ..........................

Gone Too Soon ..............................

Time Line ..................................

Glossary ...................................

Index ......................................

About the Authors ............................

The Pride of

Puerto Rico

On August 18, 1934, something wonderful happened for

Melchor (mel-CHOR) and Luisa Clemente. They had their fifth

child, Roberto Clemente Walker, in the town of Carolina, Puerto

Rico. Little did they know that one day their beautiful son

would be known as the Pride of Puerto Rico.

Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico

Nestled between the Caribbean Sea

and the Atlantic Ocean, you will find

a beautiful tropical paradise. It is the

island of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is

officially called the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico. In Spanish, the language

spoken by most Puerto Ricans, it is

called the Estado Libre Asociado de

Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico is under the

protection and leadership of the United

States of America. Some people think

that Puerto Rico may one day be the

51st state of the United States.

Latino Names

It is common for Latino children to be

given their mothers maiden name

following their own last name. That is

why Roberto was also named Walker,

his mothers maiden name, although

his family name was Clemente.

Years ago, the fertile ground of Puerto Rico was dotted with

sugar and coffee plantations. Many Puerto Ricans worked on

the plantations or at the mills that made the sugar and coffee.

Robertos father was one of those workers.

A good and proud man in his mid-fifties, Melchor was a

foreman at a Puerto Rican sugarcane mill. His wife, Luisa, did

the laundry for the owner of the mill. Melchor and Luisa also

ran a small grocery store.

the central mountains of Puerto Rico

coffee plant

a worker in a sugar cane field

Business in

Puerto Rico

At the time of Robertos birth,

farming was the most common

business in Puerto Rico. In the

1950s, industry replaced farming

as the leading business. Tourism

also became very important, with

more than five million tourists

visiting the island every year.

Nothing but Love

Young Roberto grew up with nothing but love in his home.

As an adult, he said, I never heard any hate in my house. Not

for anybody.

Robertos parents taught him to be a good person. They

taught him to treat himself and others with respect and dignity,

and they taught him the importance of hard work.

A Lesson Remembered

When Roberto grew up, he ran baseball clinics for

children in Puerto Rico. In the clinics, he taught

children the importance of hard work, respect, and

being a good citizen. He never forgot the lessons

of his childhood, and he wanted to be sure those

lessons were shared and continued with others.

The Clemente family was also very generous. When poor children

came to their home, Luisa fed them a good meal. Roberto learned that

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