| Description |
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 20 x 21 cm. |
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age Children |
| Series |
Ordinary people change the world
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Ordinary people change the world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 40). |
| Summary |
Presents an illustrated biography of the man who broke baseball's color barrier and changed the way Americans viewed equality in sports. |
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"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 knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. He became the first black baseball player on a major-league team, and his bravery helped lead the way to equality in all sports in America."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Juvenile literature.
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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. |
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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. |
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Baseball players. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
African American baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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African American baseball players. |
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Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Discrimination in sports. |
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History. |
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Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Baseball. |
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Picture books.
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Picture books. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Juvenile works.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Eliopoulos, Chris, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780803740860 (hardcover) |
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0803740867 (hardcover) |
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