| The Story of Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man in Baseball Contributor(s): Davidson, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440400198 ISBN-13: 9780440400196 Publisher: Random House Children's Books OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1987 Annotation: Today many children dream of playing professional baseball. Perhaps you are one of them. If you have good athletic skills and you work hard, your dream may be realized. But this wasn't always true for athletes in the first part of this century. More was required. A player had to be white. Black players--no matter how well they could hit, catch, or throw--were not signed up by the major leagues.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 88155687 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Series: Dell Yearling Biography |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.12" W x 7.63" (0.16 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 16310 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Today many children dream of playing professional baseball. Perhaps you are one of them. If you have good athletic skills and you work hard, your dream may be realized. But this wasn't always true for athletes in the first part of this century. More was required. A player had to be white. Black players--no matter how well they could hit, catch, or throw--were not signed up by the major leagues. One brave black player named Jackie Robinson worked to change the "rules," so that all races could have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams on the baseball diamond--or anywhere. This is Jackie Robinson's story. |