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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.
Publisher : Clarion Books (August 17, 1992)
Language : English
Paperback : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 0152842861
ISBN-13 : 978-0152842864
Reading age : 4 – 7 years
Lexile measure : 930L
Grade level : Preschool – 3
Item Weight : 5.6 ounces
Dimensions : 11 x 0.12 x 8.38 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book easy to read and understand. It provides a well-written summary of the early civil rights struggle and helps young students understand how change is made. The illustrations are great and the photographs are beautiful. Readers appreciate the story of friendship and camaraderie, teaching about fairness and being a teammate.
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