Teammates
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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.

4.8/7 Bookroo expert·4.2/5 Goodreads · 719 ratings
32 pages· 1,172 words· Est. 10 min read-aloud· 930L· AR 5.4 · 0.5 AR pts
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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
AR book level
5.4
AR points
0.5
AR quiz
6245
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~V
Scholastic level
S
AR interest level
LG
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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