The story of his life and career has been artfully narrated using a minimal number of highfrequency words in english. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. The first dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sports most notable families of the late 20th century. Some staining to the head of the pages and at the face edges, and in a minor way on the back cover. Felipe was really the first, remembered manny mota, the guy who cleared the way. Felipe alou serves as special assistant to the general manager for the san francisco giants. No portion of any book, unless represented as reproducible, may be reproduced or used in any manner without the. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Post your comment please log in to post a comment home gallery pricing tutorials emojis faq forums blog contact. My baseball journey by felipe alou english hardcover book free shipping.
My baseball journey by felipe alou, peter kerasotis. Felipe alou summary chapters 14 bode storyboard summary. New vocabulary is embedded within countless cognates words that are similar in two languages. From the valleys to the mountains novel english version. He is an inductee in both the canadian and the latino baseball hall of fame he is the author of alou. When signing with the new york giants, he incorrectly put the name felipe alou. Book has creasing to the covers, near the spine, and along the spine. Felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary. Also, many activities, quizzes and readings help your students focus more on.
He was an inspiration to everybody in the dominican republic. He was a nonenglish speaking black athlete living in the dominican republic felipe was anything but the ideal candidate for success in the us especially during. The audio book on cd includes an audio recording of the reader read by. The legacy of felipe alou will be honored on august 23 when they dedicate the giants baseball academy subscribe to our youtube channel for the best, exclusiv. The first 40 paying customers will receive a book thats already been autographed by felipe alou, and then signed by kerasotis. The story of his life and career has been artfully narrated using just 150 highfrequency words in spanish.
Nonfiction level 1 glossary under ordinary circumstances, the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of becoming a major league baseball player, but felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary. He managed the montreal expos 19922001 and the san francisco giants 200306. Felipe alou was born on may 12, 1935 in haina, dominican republic as felipe rojas alou. From the valleys to the mountains, make this an ideal read for advanced beginning english students. Fielding stats are a combination of official records and retrosheet. This book deals with the issue of racism and how the barrier of language makes the move to america become a struggle for foreigners. Felipe alou felipe rojas alou was the first dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sports most notable families of the late 20th century.
My eternal gratitude and thanks to felipe alou for. He was a black athlete living in the dominican republic, and he spoke no englishnot. It includes all of my supplemental activities for the novel, possible film studies, baseball tv commercials, kahoot games, links to other activities, and the essential. To meet felipe alou is to meet a giant of latino baseball. This video tribute played to a packed house of montreal baseball fans. Major league baseball player, and felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary as a nonenglishspeaking black athlete living in the dominican republic, felipe was anything but the ideal candidate for success in the u. Felipe alou played all three outfield positions with regularity, and also spent considerable time at first base. Felipe aloubaseballdominican republic unit williamson. He is an inductee in both the canadian and the latino baseball hall of fame and lives with his wife, lucie, in boynton beach, florida. My baseball journey, by felipe alou with peter kerasotis, is a worthwhile journey into baseballs history and the rich story of one remarkable. I blogged a couple years ago about what i do for the first few chapters of the novel felipe alou. His story is based on personal testimony that felipe himself shared during an exclusive personal interview. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The great felipe alou tells his story in a new book.
It was hardly an ideal situation for a black dominican who spoke no english. Narrative nonfiction level 1, beginner glossary in 1955, during the height of the civil rights movement, felipe rojas alou came to the u. Felipe rojas alou born may 12, 1935, is a former major league baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. Trivia 9 outfielder for san francisco giants 19581963, milwaukeeatlanta braves 19641969, oakland athletics 19701971, new york yankees 19711973, montreal expos 1973 and. Buy stuff with this image share on facebook share on twitter. Practical, extensive teachers guide for the english easy reader for beginners about the well known baseball player felipe alou. This thorough teachers guide for the biography of the famous baseball player felipe alou helps you and your students discover the culture of the dominican republic and the recent history of the us. Felipe alou society for american baseball research. The american agent assumed that rojas was his middle name, and not apart of the family last name. Felipe rojas alou born may 12, 1935 is a former major league baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. Sometimes you meet somebody youve heard about your whole life and looked up to from a distance, and youre disappointed. He twice led the national league in hits, and led of games with a home run 20 times in his career. This is felipes amazing true story of perseverance and determination, as he beat.
New vocabulary is embedded within numerous spanish cognates words that are similar in two lan. Felipe alou translation in spanishenglish dictionary. No portion of any book, unless represented as reproducible, may be reproduced or used in. His name is felipe alou and hes from the dominican. Year age agedif tm lg lev aff g pa ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so ba obp slg ops tb gdp hbp sh sf ibb. Felipe alou in english spanishenglish dictionary glosbe. I would only recommend using this book with students who speak spanish unless you teach advancedlevel students. Although the book does focus on felipe alous baseball career, it also talks about his struggles in coming to the u. Felipe alou learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Although the book does focus on felipe alou s baseball career, it also talks about his struggles in coming to the u. It is a great novel about baseball, discrimination, the dominican republic, and more.
Mountains published by tprs publishing, was written in both eng lish and spanish versions with. See more ideas about teaching spanish, spanish class and. Under ordinary circumstances, the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of becoming a major league baseball player, but felipe alous circumstances in 1955 were anything but ordinary. Felipe alou felipe alou serves as the special assistant to the general manager for the san francisco giants. It was bochy who convinced alou that the book should be written. The low unique word count and high frequency factor the number of times core structures are embedded in the text in the comprehensionbased reader, felipe alou. All the events are represented on the interactive timeline and can be visualized. Ive seen a few other blog posts by spanish teachers who used the. Felipe alou managed the montreal expos 19922001 and san francisco giants 20032006. Jan 7, 2018 felipe alou summary chapters 14 bode storyboard. Felipe alous pro career started in cocoa florida today.
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