Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and integrated Major League baseball–changing the game forever. Kids will enjoy discovering more about this champion of equality, including: His astonishing skill as a four-sport athlete: football, basketball, baseball, and trackHow he was court-martialed during World War II for standing up for his rightsWhy he was chosen to become baseball’s first black playerHow he continued to build his civil rights legacy even after his baseball career endedIt’s an inspiring story, beautifully told by Michael Teitelbaum.
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Michael Teitelbaum has always had an interest in the paranormal, despite a rather normal childhood growing up in Brooklyn, New York. These days, Michael and his wife, Sheleigah, split their time between New York City and their (as yet unhaunted) 170-year-old farmhouse in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781402763625
- Publication Date
- April 6, 2010
- Publisher
- Union Square Kids
- Original Publication Date
- April 6, 2010
- Page Count
- 128
- Word Count
- 22575
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 10 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2009024219
- Lexile® Level
- 1140L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Z
- ATOS® Book Level
- 7.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 143519
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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