Jackie Robinson

by Susan Muaddi Darraj and Susan Muaddi Darraj

Book Overview

Before 1947, professional baseball was as segregated as the rest of American society: Black baseball players were forced to compete in the Negro Leagues, rather than in Major League Baseball. But on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and changed history. This biography traces the phenomenal rise of this American icon.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791098486
• ISBN13: 9780791098486
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12