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Available
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Publication
Scholastic Inc (1999), Paperback, 48 pages
Description
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
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LibraryThing member teddiemitchell
"First in the Field: Baseball Hero Jackie Robinson" is a book that focuses on the baseball great Jackie Robinson. It is about his childhood and about the discrimination he had to face becoming the first African-American baseball player to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
This was an excellent book
In the classroom I would have students right about a time when they had to overcome discrimination and how they did not give up. I might also have them draw pictures of a baseball field and players. We could also go out and play a little game of baseball.
This was an excellent book
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with beautiful photography. It was laid out in a informational way that would keep children interested.In the classroom I would have students right about a time when they had to overcome discrimination and how they did not give up. I might also have them draw pictures of a baseball field and players. We could also go out and play a little game of baseball.
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LibraryThing member skeeterbo
It wasn't the best book. It didn't have a whole lot of action, but I enjoyed learning about a real baseball player.
Awards
ILA Children's and Young Adults' Book Award (Informational Reader Category — 1999)
CCBC Choices (1998)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (12th Edition: 1996-1998)
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (Biography — 1999)
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Original publication date
1998
Physical description
48 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
0786803487 / 9780786803484
Other editions
First in the field: Baseball hero Jackie Robinson by Derek T Dingle (Paper Book)