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Author
Publisher
The Little Fig
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Meet John Jordan 'Buck' O'Neil Jr., baseball player extraordinaire and eternal optimist. Follow him on his journey from childhood dreams, to playing baseball with the Kansas City Monarchs, to becoming the first Black coach in the major leagues. He is a baseball legend who showed the world how to live, love, and play ball." -- from book jacket.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Also traces the history of all-black baseball teams.
10) Jackie Robinson
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
14) Jackie Robinson
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
�2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the man who was the first African American baseball player on a major league team, as well as the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The unbelievable yet true story of how an eight-year-old white kid from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, met the legendary Jackie Robinson in the 1950s--and how the two became lifelong friends."--
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"On October 2nd, 1977, Glenn Burke, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, made history without even swinging a bat. When his teammate Dusty Baker hit a historic home run, Glenn enthusiastically congratulated him with the first ever high five. But Glenn also made history in another way--he was the first openly gay MLB player. While he did not come out publicly until after his playing days were over, Glenn's sexuality was known to his teammates, family,...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated biography of the man who broke baseball's color barrier and changed the way Americans viewed equality in sports.
"Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. He could run, leap, and throw better than any other kid around. But he lived at a time when the rules weren't fair to African Americans: Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie...
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