{"product_id":"bzsisbol-begins-how-nemesio-guillze-brought-baseball-to-cuba-9798765649343","title":"Béisbol Begins: How Nemesio Guilló Brought Baseball to Cuba","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNemesio Guilló didn't travel from Cuba to the United States as an eleven-year-old boy just so he could find a new sport to introduce to his home country. But that's exactly what happened!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNemesio and his older brother came to Alabama in 1858 to attend school. While there, they encountered a new sport that was sweeping the country--baseball. Back in Cuba, Spanish colonizers expected Cubans to follow Spanish customs, including bullfighting. Nemesio believed that baseball better reflected the spirit of the Cuban people, and when he returned home, he brought along a baseball bat so he could introduce the game to his friends. The Spanish governor eventually banned béisbol, as it became known, from being played in Cuba, but by that point it had already caught on. In time, the Cubans gained their independence, and baseball became the national sport!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor and illustrator Ramon Olivera shares the fascinating true story of how a teenage boy brought béisbol from the United States to Cuba!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ramon Olivera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Millbrook Press (Tm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 10.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765649343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlivera, Ramon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRamon Olivera\u003c\/strong\u003e earned his BS in illustration from San Jose State University. He has illustrated more than twenty books for children and is author\/illustrator of \u003cem\u003eABCs on Wings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eABCs on Wheels\u003c\/em\u003e. Publishing clients include Little Simon, Hachette UK, Abrams Appleseed, and Little, Brown and Company. He was part of a team that received an Annie Award nomination for their production design work on 'Hoops \u0026amp; YoYo's Haunted Halloween'. His work has been exhibited in the New York Society of Illustrators and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Ramon lives in the Kansas City area with his wife and two kids.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ramon Olivera \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47711875039389,"sku":"9798765649343","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_eec836de-b666-4fdb-8fdc-f3ea03b065bd.jpg?v=1773170316","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/bzsisbol-begins-how-nemesio-guillze-brought-baseball-to-cuba-9798765649343","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}