Exploring Jackie Robinson
Nonfiction for Children
Describes different ways that bullies hurt others, physically or emotionally, and how to deal with these actions.
The author introduces the concept of race as only one component in an individual's or nation's "story."
Discusses the history of the Civil Rights movement, the social life of children, the segregation of schools, and conflicts during this time.
Traces the history of baseball in the Negro Leagues and its great heroes, including Monte Irwin, Buck Leonard, and Cool Papa Bell.
Lively verse, fascinating facts, and archival photographs celebrate the Negro Leagues and the great players who went unrecognized in their time, such as Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, and James Bell.
A collection of poems about some of the historical experiences of African Americans and about such prominent people as Benjamin Banneker, Matthew Henson, Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, and Leontyne Price.
Presents twenty true stories of athletes--mostly admirable, occasionally quirky--whose physical accomplishments create a world of thrills and spills.
Recounts the life of Jackie Robinson, the Black baseball player who broke major league baseball's color barrier.
Presents the life and accomplishments of the baseball player who became the first African American to play in the major leagues and who led the Brooklyn Dodgers to six National League pennants and one World Series championship.
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.
A biography of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the major leagues, as told by his daughter.
