Teammates Contributor(s): Golenbock, Peter (Author), Bacon, Paul (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0152842861 ISBN-13: 9780152842864 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 1992 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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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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