Jackie Robinson
Stout, Glenn, 1958-
Jackie Robinson [contracted braille] / Text by Glenn Stout. - Stuart, Fla. : Braille International, Inc., 2006. - 1 v. of contracted braille. - Legends in sports .
Contracted braille.
He was the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, enduring prejudice and extreme pressure. An in-depth look at Robinson's athletic abilities, his road to the major leagues, and his Hall of Fame career. Also focuses on the role the black press played in the selection of Robinson as the player to break the colour barrier, and exposes a number of myths concerning Robinson's relationship with Branch Rickey.
Grades 3-6.
BR74008
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 --Juvenile literature.
Baseball players--Biography--United States--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Discrimination in sports--History--United States--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights--United States.
796.357 STO
Jackie Robinson [contracted braille] / Text by Glenn Stout. - Stuart, Fla. : Braille International, Inc., 2006. - 1 v. of contracted braille. - Legends in sports .
Contracted braille.
He was the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, enduring prejudice and extreme pressure. An in-depth look at Robinson's athletic abilities, his road to the major leagues, and his Hall of Fame career. Also focuses on the role the black press played in the selection of Robinson as the player to break the colour barrier, and exposes a number of myths concerning Robinson's relationship with Branch Rickey.
Grades 3-6.
BR74008
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 --Juvenile literature.
Baseball players--Biography--United States--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Discrimination in sports--History--United States--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights--United States.
796.357 STO