Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson
By Dan ElishHighlights the life and accomplishments of professional baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the Major Leagues.
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Jackie Robinson
By Josh GregoryLearn about the life and career of Jackie Robinson, and what his first game playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers was an historic event.
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Jackie Robinson: The Life and Legacy of the Star Who Broke Major League Baseball's Color Barrier
By Charles River Editors" - Jackie Robinson In his introduction to The Jackie Robinson Reader, sports historian Jules Tygiel succinctly observed, "Extraordinary lives often reveal ordinary truths. Jackie Robinson was born in 1919 and died in 1972.
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Jackie Robinson
By John F. GrabowskiA biography of the black athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
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Jackie Robinson: Hometown Hero
By Dona Herweck RiceJackie Robinson: Hometown Hero for Grade 2 provides teachers with an informational text focused on Georgia state studies.
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Jackie Robinson: Race, Sports, and the American Dream
By Joseph Dorinson, Joram WarmundHighlights from the Jackie Robinson conference discuss the significance of the first African American to play major league baseball
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Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out
By Time for KidsJackie Robinson was the first African American to play baseball in the modern major leagues. Until Jackie stepped up to the plate, African Americans couldn't play on most professional sports teams. Time for Kids: Biographies.
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Jackie Robinson: My Own Story
By Jackie Robinson, Wendell Smith, Branch RickeyIt helps us understand the forces that influenced this much admired superstar as well as gives us insight into what it was like to live and perform under unfathomable pressure. Jackie Robinson has left an indelible mark on baseball history.
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Jackie Robinson: Hometown Hero 6-Pack for Georgia
Jackie Robinson: Hometown Hero 6-Pack for Georgia
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Jackie Robinson: Hometown Hero 6-Pack
By Dona RiceThis appropriately leveled text promotes social studies content literacy and connects to Georgia Standards of Excellence, WIDA, and the NCSS/C3 framework.
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Jackie Robinson: American Hero
By Sharon RobinsonThe life and career of Jackie Robinson.
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Jackie Robinson: Legends in Sports
By Glenn Stout, Matt ChristopherThe story of legendary Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball, is recounted in this title.
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Jackie Robinson: A Life in American History
By Courtney Michelle SmithThis book captures Robinson's lifetime, from 1919 to 1972, while focusing on his connections to the unresolved promise of the Reconstruction Era and to the civil rights movement of the 20th century.
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Jackie Robinson
By Barbara KnoxExamines the life of Jackie Robinson, the talented black athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
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Jackie Robinson
By Sally M. WalkerDescribes the life and accomplishments of baseball star Jackie Robinson, who became the first African American in twentieth-century major-league baseball.
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Jackie Robinson: Between the Baselines
By Glenn Stout, Dick JohnsonFeaturing essays by David Halberstam, Red Smith, Wendell Smith, Ira Berkow, Luke Salisbury, and many others, this book assesses, in great detail, the playing career of Jackie Robinson, from college...
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Jackie Robinson: He was the First
By David A. AdlerTraces the life of the talented and determined athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball in 1947 by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Jackie Robinson: An Integrated Life
By J. Christopher SchutzBrooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey famously told the young Robinson that he was “looking for a ballplayer with guts enough not to fight back.” J. Christopher Schutz reveals the real Robinson, as a more defiant, combative spirit ...
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Jackie Robinson
By Heather C. HudakIn 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first Black player in Major League Baseball since the 1800s. This book explores Robinson's life and groundbreaking achievements.
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Jackie Robinson
By Heather WilliamsJackie Robinson explores the way the iconic and groundbreaking baseball player brought Americans together in a time of social unrest. Includes ties to 21st Century themes, as well as infographics, timelines, glossary, and index.