Download or read book Jackie Robinson American Hero written by Sharon Robinson and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just in time for the major motion picture release, discover everything you wanted to know about Jackie Robinson! To tie- in with the April 2013 release of the movie 42, the life story of Jackie Robinson, this full-color comprehensive biography will feature everything there is to know about this inspiring American hero. The movie, featuring high-profile actors such as Harrison Ford, Christopher Meloni, and T.R. Knight, explores Robinson's history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey. The biography will explore what led up to Robinson's signing and what happened after. As the first black man to play major league baseball, his progress monumentally influenced the desegregation of baseball. Because of this, Robinson became an icon for not only the sport of baseball, but also for the civil -rights movement. Featuring photos throughout, this biography will be a sports tale and a history lesson. It will coincide with the movie and also provide many more Robinson details, introducing him to a new generation of readers.
Download or read book Jackie Robinson written by Anne Schraff and published by Townsend Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When rookie first baseman Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, he was doing something no black man had done in the 20th century: playing major league baseball. Many people didn’t want him there. In the days and weeks to come, fans would shower him with racist slurs; opposing players would spike him; death threats would arrive in the mail. But through it all, Jackie Robinson knew that by defying the racists, he was opening up baseball to a long line of talented young men who would come after him, men who had been denied their chance before. He would be the man at the front of the line.
Download or read book Jackie Robinson and the Big Game written by Dan Gutman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning author tells the story of how young Jackie Robinson struggles with being in his older brother's shadow--until he picks up a baseball bat. Full color.
Download or read book Jackie Robinson Hometown Hero 6 Pack written by Dona Rice and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American baseball player to play in the major leagues. Through informational text and primary sources, students will learn about Jackie Robinson’s life, from childhood to adulthood, and how he became one of the most famous athletes of all time. This appropriately leveled text promotes social studies content literacy and connects to Georgia Standards of Excellence, WIDA, and the NCSS/C3 framework. This high-interest book includes: Primary source documents and colorful images; Text features such as a glossary, table of contents, and index; Read and response questions; A Your Turn activity challenges students to connect to a primary source through a writing activity; Readers will be inspired as they learn how Jackie Robinson made a stand for equality and encouraged other minority athletes to join baseball and other sports. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.
Download or read book Jakie Robinson American Hero Biographies Big Book Level 2 written by Social and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jackie Robinson Guided Reading 6 Pack written by and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography introduces readers to Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Featuring lively images and inspirational text in conjunction with a helpful glossary, index, and timeline of Robinson's life, readers will be engaged as they read about Jackie's life as a college athlete, his start in the Negro League, his stand against segregation, and his being the first person to ever get named Rookie of the Year. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this Level O title and a lesson plan that specifically supports Guided Reading instruction.
Download or read book 42 Is Not Just a Number written by Doreen Rappaport and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening look at the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and became an American hero. Baseball, basketball, football — no matter the game, Jackie Robinson excelled. His talents would have easily landed another man a career in pro sports, but in America in the 1930s and ’40s, such opportunities were closed to athletes like Jackie for one reason: his skin was the wrong color. Settling for playing baseball in the Negro Leagues, Jackie chafed at the inability to prove himself where it mattered most: the major leagues. Then in 1946, Branch Rickey, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, decided he was going to break the “rules” of segregation: he recruited Jackie Robinson. Fiercely determined, Jackie faced cruel and sometimes violent hatred and discrimination, but he proved himself again and again, exhibiting courage, restraint, and a phenomenal ability to play the game. In this compelling biography, award-winning author Doreen Rappaport chronicles the extraordinary life of Jackie Robinson and how his achievements won over — and changed — a segregated nation.
Download or read book Jackie Robinson Hometown Hero written by Dona Herweck Rice and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackie Robinson: Hometown Hero for Grade 2 provides teachers with an informational text focused on Georgia state studies. It is appropriately leveled for different types of reading levels and features primary source materials. This nonfiction reader is aligned to Georgia's Standards of Excellence.
Download or read book Jackie Robinson 6 Pack written by Stephanie Macceca and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography introduces readers to Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Featuring lively images and inspirational text in conjunction with a helpful glossary, index, and timeline of Robinson's life, readers will be engaged as they read about Jackie's life as a college athlete, his start in the Negro League, his stand against segregation, and his being the first person to ever get named Rookie of the Year. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.
Download or read book The Jackie Robinson Reader written by Roger Kahn and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1998-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackie Robinson changed the face of baseball and captured the attention and hearts of America in 1947. "The Jackie Robinson Reader" gathers writings that demonstrate the cultural impact of Robinson's actions and the life of the man himself. 8-page photo insert.
Download or read book Jackie Robinson written by Arnold Rampersad and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary life of Jackie Robinson is illuminated as never before in this full-scale biography by Arnold Rampersad, who was chosen by Jack's widow, Rachel, to tell her husband's story, and was given unprecedented access to his private papers. We are brought closer than we have ever been to the great ballplayer, a man of courage and quality who became a pivotal figure in the areas of race and civil rights. Born in the rural South, the son of a sharecropper, Robinson was reared in southern California. We see him blossom there as a student-athlete as he struggled against poverty and racism to uphold the beliefs instilled in him by his mother--faith in family, education, America, and God. We follow Robinson through World War II, when, in the first wave of racial integration in the armed forces, he was commissioned as an officer, then court-martialed after refusing to move to the back of a bus. After he plays in the Negro National League, we watch the opening of an all-American drama as, late in 1945, Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers recognized Jack as the right player to break baseball's color barrier--and the game was forever changed. Jack's never-before-published letters open up his relationship with his family, especially his wife, Rachel, whom he married just as his perilous venture of integrating baseball began. Her memories are a major resource of the narrative as we learn about the severe harassment Robinson endured from teammates and opponents alike; about death threats and exclusion; about joy and remarkable success. We watch his courageous response to abuse, first as a stoic endurer, then as a fighter who epitomized courage and defiance. We see his growing friendship with white players like Pee Wee Reese and the black teammates who followed in his footsteps, and his embrace by Brooklyn's fans. We follow his blazing career: 1947, Rookie of the Year; 1949, Most Valuable Player; six pennants in ten seasons, and 1962, induction into the Hall of Fame. But sports were merely one aspect of his life. We see his business ventures, his leading role in the community, his early support of Martin Luther King Jr., his commitment to the civil rights movement at a crucial stage in its evolution; his controversial associations with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Humphrey, Goldwater, Nelson Rockefeller, and Malcolm X. Rampersad's magnificent biography leaves us with an indelible image of a principled man who was passionate in his loyalties and opinions: a baseball player who could focus a crowd's attention as no one before or since; an activist at the crossroads of his people's struggle; a dedicated family man whose last years were plagued by illness and tragedy, and who died prematurely at fifty-two. He was a pathfinder, an American hero, and he now has the biography he deserves.
Download or read book Jackie Robinson written by Stephanie Macceca and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series that let's young readers explore the lives and influence of important individuals whose stories and contributions have left an imprint on United States History. Includes primary source photographs, high-interest nonfiction text, fun facts, timelines, glossary and index.
Download or read book Jackie Robinson written by Lucia Raatma and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the impact that dynamic leaders have on society. Read their stories and be inspired!
Download or read book Jackie Robinson written by Carin T. Ford and published by Enslow Elementary. This book was released on 2006 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when American blacks and whites were kept apart in most aspects of their lives, one man's courage and talent changed sports history. Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play major league baseball. Even when racist insults exploded from the stands, Robinson kept his focus on the game and earned the world's admiration. For the rest of his life, Jackie Robinson continued to speak out for equality and civil rights. In this exciting biography, young readers will learn about our nation's trailblazing baseball hero.
Download or read book Promises to Keep How Jackie Robinson Changed America written by Sharon Robinson and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique perspective of a unique insider: his only daughter. Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete, a devoted family man and a dedicated civil rights activist. The author explores the fascinating circumstances surrounding Jackie Robinson's breakthrough. She also tells the off-the-field story of Robinson's hard-won victories and the inspiring effect he had on his family, his community. . . his country! Includes never-before-published letters by Jackie Robinson, as well as photos from the Robinson family archives.
Download or read book First in the Field written by Derek Dingle and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 1998-01-08 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography which discusses the discrimination faced by Jackie Robinson, the baseball legend who became the first African American to play Major League baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Download or read book A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson written by David A. Adler and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving, illustrated account of the first African American baseball player in the major leagues. In April 1947, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, and forever changed the history of sports. But it took more than talent for Jackie to reach the major leagues—his courage and determination helped him overcome unjust policies and racist backlash. From his early life in Georgia through his 1955 World Series victory and beyond, this account of Robinson's life is an inspiring look at how one person can effect real change in the world. Written in simple, narrative style and beautifully illustrated, this is a perfect introduction for young readers interested in baseball, history, and civil rights. An authors note acknowledges some of the other pioneers in desegregating baseball, and a timeline of important dates is included. For almost thirty years, David Adler’s Picture Book Biography series has profiled famous people who changed the world. Colorful, kid-friendly illustrations combine with Adler’s "expert mixtures of facts and personality" (Booklist) to introduce young readers to history through compelling biographies of presidents, heroes, inventors, explorers, and adventurers. These books are ideal for first and second graders interested in history or who need reliable sources for school book reports.
