Gregory, Josh. creator text bibliography biography nyu 2016 monographic eng

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48 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. As the first African American ever to play for a major league baseball team, Jackie Robinson helped change race relations in America forever. Readers (Grades 3-5) will learn about Robinson's early success as a versatile athlete and the difficulties he faced in an era of widespread prejudice and segregation. The will also find out how he came to break pro baseball's color barrier and how he used his fame to bring awareness to the civil rights movement. V 850 Lexile V Raz-Plus juvenile Josh Gregory. n-us--- Robinson, Jackie 1919-1972 African American baseball players United States Biography Juvenile literature GV865.R6 G75 2016 796.357092 B 9780531215982 (library binding) 2014044749 DLC 141208 20230929122328.0 1782 eng