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Jackie Robinson (Journey to Freedom) (Library Binding)

by Tony De Marco (Author)

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Grade 3-6-These titles present people from very different areas of achievement, each demonstrating qualities for young readers to admire and emulate. The books are thoughtful in documenting the extreme pressures of segregation and prejudice but emphasize the positive efforts and successes of each person. The clear, easy-to-read texts treat the highlights of each life and present enough personal information to humanize these superachievers. The attractive volumes have large, open formats and plenty of white space. Captioned photographs of the subjects, formal and informal, action and still, presented as snapshots, along with other historical pictures, add much to the texts. These books are perfect for reports or as introductions to their subjects and will engage young readers.
Marlene Gawron, Orange County Library, Orlando, FL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play baseball in the major leagues, discussing his childhood and family, his athletic success in college, the racism he encountered in the Army, and his baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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Reading level: Ages 9-12
Library Binding: 40 pages
Publisher: Child's World (September 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1567669182
ISBN-13: 978-1567669183
Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,417,075 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Baseball's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of the National Pastime's Outrageous Offenders, Lucky Bounces, and Other Oddities by Floyd Conner on page 202
Children's Films: History, Ideology, Pedagogy, Theory (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 2165,) by I Wojik-Andrews in Back Matter
Brain Games!: Ready-to-Use Activities That Make Thinking Fun for Grades 6 - 12 (J-B Ed: Ready-to-Use Activities) by Jack Umstatter on page 130
Children's Films: History, Ideology, Pedagogy, Theory (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) by I Wojik-Andrews in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars The man who broke the colored barrier in baseball, February 19, 2002

By	Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

This juvenile biography of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the "color barrier" in baseball, is part of the excellent Journey to Freedom series produced by the African American Library. The story told by Tony De Marco begins with the story of Branch Rickey, who coached the 1904 Ohio Wesleyan University baseball team and watched the team's only black player face discrimination. Rickey vowed to fight racism, setting the stage for the singing of Robinson to a professional contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers half a century later. Students will find out about how, ironically, baseball was probably Robinson's worst sport. In high school and college he lettered in not only baseball but football, basketball and track as well. They will also learn of a famous episode when Robinson was in the army and was court-martialed for refusing to move to the back of a bus. But mostly they will learn about Robinson's distinguished baseball career and his involvement in the civil rights movement after his retirement. However, when students read more adult biographies of Robinson they will discover that this particular volume understates the overt racism that confronted Robinson. I hope that in reading this book, students get an idea of why Jackie Robinson was picked by Branch Rickey to be the first black player in the Major Leagues, because it was as much a question of character and temperament as it was ability on the diamond. For me the two most important sports figures of the 20th-century have always been Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson; everybody else is on a lower plateau than that pair of iconic figures.

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