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Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball (Step into Reading)
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Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball (Step into Reading) - 1989

by O'Connor, Jim

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Over 40 years ago Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major-league baseball. Here's a dramatic recap of that event as well as a fascinating look at the little-known days of the Negro leagues--the barnstorming, the great teams, and the legendary players. Full-color illustrations.

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  • Title Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball (Step into Reading)
  • Author O'Connor, Jim
  • Binding
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 48
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Books for Young Readers, .
  • Date 1989
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 124209
  • ISBN 9780394824567 / 0394824563
  • Weight 0.23 lbs (0.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.96 x 6.06 x 0.23 in (22.76 x 15.39 x 0.58 cm)
  • Ages 07 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 4
  • Reading level 680
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Baseball players
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002153806
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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From the jacket flap

Illus. in full color with black-and-white photos. "Covers not only the story of Robinson's prowess and his problems as the first black man to play in the major leagues, but also the story of the rise and fall of black baseball and some of its star players and managers. Nicely geared by vocabulary, sentence length, and print size to the primary grades audience."--"Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.

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Citations

  • School Library Journal, 09/01/1989, Page 0

About the author

Jim O'Connor is a children's author. His books include Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball, Let's Hear it for the Shrumps!, The Puck Stops Here!, The Ghost in Tent 19, Call Me Gretzky, and many books in the popular Who Was? series.

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