| Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball Contributor(s): O'Connor, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0394824563 ISBN-13: 9780394824567 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1989 Annotation: Illus. in full color with black-and-white photos. "Covers not only the story of Robinson's prowess and his problems as the first black man to play in the major leagues, but also the story of the rise and fall of black baseball and some of its star players and managers. Nicely geared by vocabulary, sentence length, and print size to the primary grades audience."--"Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002153806 |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Series: Step Into Reading: A Step 5 Book |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 6.06" W x 8.96" (0.23 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6425 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Illus. in full color with black-and-white photos. "Covers not only the story of Robinson's prowess and his problems as the first black man to play in the major leagues, but also the story of the rise and fall of black baseball and some of its star players and managers. Nicely geared by vocabulary, sentence length, and print size to the primary grades audience."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. |