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As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color barrier in major league baseball. It was tough being first- not only did "fans" send hate mail but some of his own teammates refused to accept him. Here is an inspiring sports biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout.
Lexile Measure: 670L (What's this?)
Series: Who Was...?
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; Original edition (December 23, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0448455579
ISBN-13: 978-0448455570
Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.2 x 7.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (106 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #5,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Sports & Recreation #4 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Outdoors > Baseball #8 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Multicultural
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
This book is a short and simple, but very resourceful with `lots of information about Jackie Robinson and his life story. It has information about his birth and brings you into his amazing journey and tells you about his many accomplishments. It also has four pages at the end of the book which include Jackie Robinson's Baseball stats along with the timeline of his life. This book ends with a section that gives information about how Jackie Robinson was voted into the "Hall of Fame" and also it talks about how Jackie Robinson's "Breaking the Color Barrier" has change the course of history. I would recommend this book to anyone who is willing to find out about the "Big People of History" who literally changed it.
My son loved this book. He is 8 years old and normally I have to push him to read, but he loved this story and really felt a connection with the character. Jackie Robinson is now his hero and he chose this book to do his book report for summer reading among the 6 books he read over the summer.
I see the age listed as 8-12. My 8 year old did well with the level of writing. There were some words that were a learning experience, but overall I feel he was able to keep up, and he learned a lot (as did I while helping him with the report). If you are buying this for the advertised age level, I think you will be happy.
My 9 year old son likes this book a lot. He has read several of the "Who was....." books and likes all the detailed information he gets on these people. He would recommend this book to other kids.
My third grade son and I read this together and we both loved it. Jackie Robinson had a difficult life and many obstacles to overcome starting with having a single parent to provide for the family, poverty, diversity issues, etc. He overcame so much and handled himself in such a way to win over people. In today's world most people would not react in such a positive way as he did. He was a true leader and had many, many "firsts" as an African American outside of baseball. My son was inspired by him and took 42 for his baseball uniform number.
I used this book for a book report and I'll probably get an A because this because this book was so excellent by explaining not only fact about Jackie Robinson but also told me what was happening at the time in the world.
A nice easy to read biography. MY grandson loved it. Actually read many of this series in ONE sitting. A hard thing to do for an active 10 yr old. Recommend this to all parents/grandparents who have inquisitive children/grandchildren. My grandson always "wants to know" about people and history. This series of books was PERFECT for his curious mind. A++ item...
Great book for your youngster to learn the basics on who Jackie was, along with a few important details on his life. My 9 year old enjoyed it and looked forward to his class project on Jackie. That is a victory in itself!
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