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Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
In the spring of 1947, Jackie Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking down baseball's decades-old color line and changing the face of the game forever. Now, in this intimate portrait, Robinson's widow, Rachel, tells her husband's story - and that of her life with him - from her unique perspective. But the tale of Jackie Robinson doesn't begin and end with baseball. It includes family, friends, and - after retirement - the...
Author
Series
Baseball card adventures volume 2
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
With his ability to travel through time by using baseball cards, Joe goes back to 1947 to meet Jackie Robinson, turning into a black boy in the process. Joe Stoshack has really done it this time. When a pitcher insults his Polish heritage, Joe flings his bat and prompts an on-field brawl that ends in a two-team pileup. He's suspended from Little League ... indefinitely. At school, his teacher assigns an oral report for Black History Month. The topic?...
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
©2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The story is riveting and legendary: At a time when segregation ruled American life, a sports experiment changed history. Did Jackie Robinson have enough talent, courage, and tolerance to break the color line in major league baseball? The world watched as Robinson signed his contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Racist taunts and jeers exploded from the stands, but Robinson kept his focus on the game. For the rest of his life, Robinson continued to...
5) Double play
Author
Series
Joseph Burke volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1947, as Jackie Robinson breaks the major league baseball color barrier by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Joseph Burke, a World War II veteran and survivor of Guadalcanal, is hired by Dodgers manager Branch Rickey to be Robinson's bodyguard.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Book for Children
Pub. Date
©1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography which discusses the discrimination faced by Jackie Robinson, the baseball legend who became the first African American to play Major League baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
©2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the similarities of two major league baseball players who met for the first time on May 17, 1947: Jackie Robinson, who had to overcome barriers because of his color, and Hank Greenberg, who faced challenges because of his religion.
12) Jackie Robinson
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
©2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In graphic-novel format, describes the life of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League baseball.
13) Teammates
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
[1990]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black player in Major League baseball and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese.
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
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete, a devoted family man and a dedicated civil rights activist. The author explores the circumstances surrounding Jackie Robinson's breakthrough. She also tells the off-the-field story of Robinson's hard-won victories and the inspiring effect he had on his family, his community ... his country!...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"What makes a great man great? 'Seven Men' offers answers in the captivating stories of some of the greatest men who have ever lived. In this gallery of greatness, seven historical figures come to life as real people who experienced struggles and challenges that probably would have destroyed the resolve of most other men. What was their secret? ..."--Dust jacket flap.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tells the true story of Jackie Robinson's battle against prejudice while serving in the military during World War II, covering his court-martial for refusing to move to the back of an integrated bus.
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