| Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson: A True Story about Jackie Robinson Contributor(s): Robinson, Sharon (Author), Nelson, Kadir (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0545052513 ISBN-13: 9780545052511 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Values & Virtues - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Topics) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008038838 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.28" W x 12.3" (1.21 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 1950's |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 133638 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sharon Robinson, the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, has crafted a hearwarming, true story about growing up with her father.When Jackie Robinson retires from baseball and moves his family to Connecticut, the beautiful lake on their property is the center of everyone's fun. The neighborhood children join the Robinson kids for swimming and boating. But oddly, Jackie never goes near the water. In a dramatic episode that first winter, the children beg to go ice skating on the lake. Jackie says they can go--but only after he tests the ice to make sure it's safe. The children prod and push to get Jackie outside, until hesitantly, he finally goes. Like a blind man with a stick, (contd.) |