Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America: How Jackie Robinson Changed America (Libro en, de Robinson, Sharon. Editorial Scholastic Inc., tapa pasta dura, edición 1 en inglés, 2004

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Nombre: Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America (Libro en inglés)
Marca: Scholastic Inc.

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A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique perspective of his only daughter.
Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete, a devoted family man, and a dedicated civil rights activist. The author explores the circumstances surrounding Jackie Robinson's breakthrough and tells the off-the-field story of Robinson's hard-won victories and the inspiring effect he had on his family, his community, and his country. Includes never-before-published letters by Jackie Robinson, as well as photos from the Robinson family archives.

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-7--Robinson chronicles the life of her legendary father, weaving historical events into the story of one of baseball's greatest players and revealing how they shaped his life. The text, combined with black-and-white archival and family photographs, reproductions of newspaper headlines, magazine pages, and letters, illustrates Jackie Robinson's journey from childhood to his life as a businessman and civil rights spokesperson. This biographical sketch provides information on the post-Civil War world, race relations, and the struggle for civil rights. It will inspire readers and enhance character-education units.

From Booklist

*Starred Review* Gr. 3-7. Sharon Robinson, daughter of Jackie Robinson and an education executive for major-league baseball, offers a personal account of her father's youth, his rise to become major-league baseball's first African American player, and his involvement in the civil rights movement. The book's blend of history and family story distinguishes this title. Through particular events in her father's life, the author makes the realities of a segregated society immediate. The book includes photographs of racially motivated death threats sent to the Robinson home and emphasizes her parents' strong values. An excellent selection of family and team photographs and other materials, including her parents' love letters in their own handwriting, illustrate this tribute.

Review

School Library JournalSTARRED - Robinson chronicles the life of her father, one of baseball's greatest players. She weaves historical events into his story, revealing how they shaped his life. Her text, combined with archival and family photographs, newspaper headlines, magazine pages, and letters, illustrates Jackie Robinson's journey from childhood to his life as a businessman and civil rights spokesperson.

MÁS DETALLES:

Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 1 cm x 24 cm x 27 cm
Modelo: 9780439425926
Encuadernado: Pasta dura
Editorial: Scholastic Inc.
Titulo del libro: Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
Autor: Robinson, Sharon
Fecha de publicación: 2004-02-01
Idioma: Inglés
Edición: 1
Número de páginas: 64
ISBN-13: 9780439425926
Edad mínima sugerida: 1
Contenido del paquete: 1 libro
SKU: 9780439425926