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
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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
Themes & topics
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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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