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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Autobiography of an African American who broke the color barrier in major league baseball and devoted his life to achieving justice. Recalls Robinson'e early years and influences, the highs and lows of his life after baseball, and his political aspirations and civil rights activism.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Explores Jackie Robinson's life story, including his early success as a versatile athlete, the difficulties he faced in an era of widespread prejudice and segregation, how he came to break pro baseballs color barrier, and how he used his fame to bring awareness to the civil rights movement.
Author
Publisher
ESPN Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In honor of the sixtieth anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in Major League Baseball, an assessment of the influence and legacy of Jackie Robinson draws on intimate interviews with more than one hundred African-American former players, as well as with othe celebrities, to reflect on Robinson's seminal role in American history and sports.
11) Jackie Robinson
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the personal life and baseball career of the legendary player, Jackie Robinson.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 29
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jack and Annie use the magic tree house to travel back in time to 1947 Brooklyn, New York, where they pretend to be batboys at Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. He could run, leap, and throw better than any other kid around. But he lived at a time when the rules weren't fair to African Americans: Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. He became the first black baseball player on a major-league...
Language
English
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Description
"In 1946, Branch Rickey ... owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous color line when he signed Jackie Robinson ... to the team. The deal put both men in the crosshairs of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field win over fans and his teammates"--Container.
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