Trailblazers: Jackie Robinson

Name: Trailblazers: Jackie Robinson
Brand: Random House Books for Young Readers
SKU: 9780593124055-PRUSDTR-US
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Breaking Barriers in Baseball

Kurtis Scaletta (Author) ... more

Edition: US - Hardback

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English • Age 8 - 12

192 pages • 5.44 x 7.94 x 0.6 in

Approx. weight: 0.61 lb

Publication date: 01 Oct,2019

Barcode: 9780593124055 • Random House Books for Young Readers

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By: Kurtis Scaletta

Bring history home and meet some of the world's greatest game changers! get inspired by the true story of the player who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.

When Jackie Robinson stepped up to the plate for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, everything changed. He was the first black man to play in a major-league baseball game in the twentieth century! His brave act opened the door for more black players to achieve their own big-league dreams. But how did Jackie break baseball's color barrier? Whether excelling at every sport he tried as a youngster or standing up for his civil rights as a soldier in the US Army, Jackie always focused on his goals. Find out how this boy who loved baseball became one of history's greatest trailblazers!

Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world. Get inspired by more Trailblazers: Neil Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Jane Goodall, Harriet Tubman, Albert Einstein, Beyoncé, and Simone Biles. What kind of trail will you blaze?