| Description |
48 pages : illustrations (some color), chart ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Perspectives on American progress |
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Harris, Duchess.
Perspectives on American progress.
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| Note |
Includes glossary, index, online resource (page 46) and timeline. |
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Core Library. |
| Contents |
Not just a game -- On a crusade -- The ace and the rookie -- In the radio booth -- Home in Brooklyn -- Breaking the color barrier -- Important dates -- Stop and think -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Learn more -- About the authors -- Index. |
| Indexed In: |
School Library Journal, Series Made Simple, November 2018 |
| Summary |
In 1947, black baseball player Jackie Robinson broke through Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson Breaks Barriers examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Robinson himself, his wife, Rachel, and broadcaster Red Barber. |
| Audience |
4.0-5.0. |
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4.0-8.0. |
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840 Lexile. |
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S Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Books. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 5.3 1.0 199003 |
| Subject |
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Juvenile literature
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Major League Baseball (Organization) -- Juvenile literature
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Race discrimination in sports -- Juvenile literature
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Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
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| Added Author |
Streissguth, Tom, joint author.
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| ISBN |
9781532114922 (lib. bdg.) 22.95 |
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