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 book is part of a book series called Primary Source Readers .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Teacher Created Materials, Inc .