Age
8-10
Grade
3-5
Josh Gregory
Jackie Robinson
Paperback
(Children's Press Sept. 1, 2015)
As the first African American ever to play for a major league baseball team, Jackie Robinson helped change race relations in America forever.Readers (Grades 3-5) will learn about Robinson's early success as a versatile athlete and the difficulties he faced in an era of widespread prejudice and segregation. The will also find out how he came to break pro baseball's color barrier and how he used his fame to bring awareness to the civil rights movement.
- Series
- A True Book: Biographies
- ISBN
- 0531217604 / 9780531217603
- Pages
- 48
- Weight
- 12.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 0.2 in.
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