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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 1990 · Est. 10 min read-aloud
Teammates
Written by Peter Golenbock · Illustrated by Paul Bacon
Breaking barriers, one game at a time.
32 pages· 1,172 words· Est. 10 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
In the 1940s, Jackie Robinson shatters baseball's color barrier by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. Amidst racial prejudice, a pivotal moment in Cincinnati sees teammate Pee Wee Reese stand by him. Can courage and camaraderie overcome deep-seated bias?
From the publisher
This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a Major League baseball team when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s, and how on a fateful day in Cincinnati, Pee Wee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie his teammate. Illustrated with a blend of historic photographs and eloquent watercolors by Paul Bacon.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 1,172
- Reading age
- 4–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 930L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.4
- F&P level
- ~V
- Scholastic level
- S
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 6245
Publication
- Published
- August 1, 1992
- First published
- March 1, 1990
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780152842864
- LCCN
- 2009502185
- OCLC
- 29196776
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