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Contributor(s): Golenbock, Peter (Author), Bacon, Paul (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0152842861     ISBN-13: 9780152842864
Publisher: Clarion Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 1992
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Annotation: Golenbock 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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2009502185
Age Level: 4-7
Grade Level: PreK-2
Lexile Measure: 930(Not Available)
Guided Reading: S (Grade 4)
Physical Information: 0.14" H x 10.95" W x 8.35" L (0.31 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/06/1992
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 6245
Reading Level: 5.4   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a Major League baseball team when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s, and how on a fateful day in Cincinnati, Pee Wee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie his teammate. Illustrated with a blend of historic photographs and eloquent watercolors by Paul Bacon.


Contributor Bio(s): Golenbock, Peter: - Peter Golenbock is a well-known writer of books about sports, espcecially baseball. He lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut.Bacon, Paul: - Paul Bacon also illustrated Susanna of the Alamo. He lives in Clintondale, New York.
 
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