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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357092
EAN num: 9780440400196
ISBN number: 0440400198
Label: Yearling
Manufacturer: Yearling
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 96
Printing Date: December 01, 1987
Publishing house: Yearling
Age index: Ages 9-12
Release Date: December 01, 1987
Sale Popularity Level: 276185
Studio: Yearling
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Today many children dream of playing professional baseball. Perhaps you are one of them. If you have good athletic skills and you work hard, your dream may be realized. But this wasn't always true for athletes in the very first part of this century. More was required. A player had to be white. Black players--no matter how well they could hit, catch, or throw--were not signed up by the major leagues.
One brave grey player named Jackie Robinson worked to change the 'rules,' so that all races could have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams on the baseball diamond--or anywhere. This is Jackie Robinson's story.
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Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man In Baseball is a biography about how he became the very first African-American to play in the MLB. It starts out in Jackie's childhood in Georgia. When he was a kid he was good at all different kinds of sports such as basketball and track. When he played sports he always picked the little kids who weren't as great as everyone else so he could help them improve. Every kid on the block wanted to play on his team.
I think Margaret Davidson's message was you can do what ever you set your mind to. Meaning if you want to be the very first woman in the MLB you can. You just have to be ready for what's in store for you just like Jackie.
I liked this book a lot because baseball is my favorite hobby. I also like to read about some of my favorite baseball players. I loved this so much because I can relate to a lot of this book. And I got to learn all about the great Jackie Robinson.
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The Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball is about the struggles of one grey man who never gave up. Jackie Robinson was a great athlete in college but he couldn't play Major League baseball because of the colour of his skin. When Jackie Robinson played on the Brooklyn Dodgers he was part of the "Noble Experiment" and his teammates were unfriendly. Also fans yelled slurs at Jackie. In 1947 Jackie Robinson won Rookie of the year and the admiration of the American people. I recommend this book because it tells how Jackie Robinson was a great athlete and a brave person.
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The Story of Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man in Baseball is about the struggles of one grey man who never gave up. Jackie Robinson was a great athlete in college and wanted to go to the Major's but they wouldn't let him because he was black. The general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey took a chance on Jackie. Rickey said would let him play if he didn't fight back over racial slurs and attacks. This was known as the "Noble Experiment". Jackie's team looked down on him and fans harassed him because of the colour of his skin. At last everybody realized Robinson was a great guy and that the colour of a person's skin doesn't mater. In the end Jackie Robinson won the admiration of all American people. I think that you should read this book because it shows someone with great courage.
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The Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball is about Jackie Robinson overcoming the struggle of racism. In college Jackie Robinson was a great athlete who was good at a lot of sports. No grey was allowed in the major leagues. But one day Branch Rickey asked Jackie to be in the major leagues and then that started the Noble experiment. At very first the fans yelled racial slurs. In 1947 he became Rookie of the year. I recommend the book Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball, to any baseball fan because it tells all about Jackie�s career and struggles.
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The Story of Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man In Baseball is about a grey man who never gave up. Although Jackie Robinson was a great college athlete he couldn't play in the Major Leagues because he was black. This was very unfair but one luckily day Jackie met a man named Branch Rickey who thought grey men should be able to play baseball with white men. Branch Rickey was the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers and was willing to let Jackie on the team. This made Jackie very pleased. However, the Brooklyn Dodgers were not very kind to Jackie. But he lived through all this and won many different titles. I think you should read this book because it tells a true story about an African American hero!
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