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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player in major league baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, discussing his family, college and military years, athletic abilities, career in the Negro Leagues, move to the majors, and activism on behalf of African-Americans.
Author
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the fir st African American to play on a white Major League Baseball team. Read about how Robinson changed the face of baseball when he broke the color barrier and opened the door for the non-white players that followed.
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"People of Character explores important character traits through the lives of famous historical figures. Jackie Robinson highlights how this great individual demonstrated determination during his life. Intended for grades three through six"--Provided by publisher.
10) Jackie Robinson
Author
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents the life of the first African American to play Major League baseball, from his childhood to his role as a hero of the Civil Rights Movement.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Tells the remarkable story of Larry Doby, the first Black baseball player in the American League, an unsung hero who in 1947 signed with the Cleveland Indians and went on to set amazing records that rendered him a seven-time All Star and launched him into the Hall of Fame.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianoplis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team. During the three years she played with the team, her...
14) Jackie Robinson
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Presents the life and career of the baseball legend who became the first African American to play in the major leagues.
17) Jackie Robinson
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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...
19) Jackie Robinson
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Una biografia breve de Jackie Robinson.
A brief biography of Jackie Robinson.
20) Hank Aaron
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Profiles the man who replaced Babe Ruth as "America's Home Run King" and also set records for RBIs and total bases run, despite the pressures of being one of the few black major league players in the 1950s.