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Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jim O'Connor
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Series | Step into Reading |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:48 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780394824567
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Classifications | Dewey:B |
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Audience | Children's (6-12) | Primary | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Random House USA Inc
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Imprint |
Random House USA Inc
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Publication Date |
6 May 1989 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Illus. in full color with black-and-white photos. "Covers not only the story of Robinson's prowess and his problems as the first black man to play in the major leagues, but also the story of the rise and fall of black baseball and some of its star players and managers. Nicely geared by vocabulary, sentence length, and print size to the primary grades audience."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.
Author Biography
Jim O'Connor is a children's author. His books include Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball, Let's Hear it for the Shrumps!, The Puck Stops Here!, The Ghost in Tent 19, Call Me Gretzky,and many books in the popular Who Was? series.
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