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Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 29
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the childhood of the man who would grow up to be the first African American player in major league baseball. Annotation. Young Jackie Robinson looses to his older brother Mack in just about any game they play -- Chase the Fox, running and jumping contests -- you name it. One day Jackie gets so frustrated he runs home, stomps up to his room, and takes his anger out on Mack's stuff. But when Mack invites Jackie to play baseball with his friends,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
David Falkner, noted author of five previous books about baseball, deftly portrays the rise to stardom of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play on a major-league team in baseball's modern era. As Falkner traces the development of Robinson's natural skill and tireless dedication, he focuses on the strengths that earned Robinson a unique place on the diamond and in the struggle for civil rights. This compelling biography illuminates a...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Journalist and baseball lover Ed Henry reveals for the first time the backstory of faith that guided Jackie Robinson into not only the baseball record books but the annals of civil rights advancement as well. Through recently discovered sermons, interviews with Robinson's family and friends, and even an unpublished book by the player himself, Henry details a side of Jackie's humanity that few have taken the time to see. With many baseball stories...
9) Double play
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
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
Peachtree
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie Robinson.
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.
13) The hero two doors down: based on the true story of friendship between a boy and a baseball legend
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eight-year-old Steve Satlow is thrilled when Jackie Robinson moves into his Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1948, although many of his neighbors are not, and when Steve actually meets his hero he is even more excited--and worried that a misunderstanding over a Christmas tree could damage his new friendship.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1946, Branch Rickey, ... owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous color line when he signed Jackie Robinson ... to the team. The deal put both men in the crosshairs of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field win over fans and his teammates"--Container.
15) Jackie's bat
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Children's Pub
Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Joey, the batboy for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, learns a hard lesson about respect for people of different races after Jackie Robinson joins the team.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents a dramatized account of a meeting organized by Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The invited guests include heavyweight champion Joe Louis, tap star Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and actor Paul Robeson. Rickey wants their backing when he taps Jackie Robinson to be the major league's first black ballplayer. The men discuss the integration of baseball, racial equality, and their own struggles with segregation in the United...
17) Luke goes to bat
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.
18) Teammates
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
c1990
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 to become the first African-American player in Major League baseball and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese.
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.
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