Jackie Robinson
- ISBN-10
- 0788711563
- ISBN-13
- 9780788711565
- Series
- Jackie Robinson
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 24
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Author
- Dan Moore
Description
A brief biography of Jackie Robinson, 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.
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