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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2015-01-01
Page Count
40
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781338033274
Lexile
610
Themes
sports
diversity

I Am Jackie Robinson (Ordinary People Change the World)

Written by Brad Meltzer and Illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos

Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, 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 knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. He became the first black player in Major League Baseball, and his bravery changed African-American history and led the way to equality in all sports in America.

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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2015-01-01
Page Count
40
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781338033274
Lexile
610
Themes
sports
diversity
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