Title Jackie Robinson : athletes who made a difference / Blake Hoena ; illustrated by David Shephard.

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Minneapolis : Graphic Universe, [2020]

Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2033902~S1

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95th Street Juvenile Graphic Novels	J GN 921 ROB	AVAILABLE
Naper Blvd. Juvenile Graphic Novels	J GN 921 ROB	AVAILABLE
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Description	32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Series	Athletes who made a difference
	Hoena, B. A. Athletes who made a difference.
Contents	Out of Georgia -- A star athlete -- Times of war -- The Great Experiment.
Audience	Ages: 8-12 years Graphic Universe
	Grades: 4-6 Graphic Universe
Note	Includes index.
Summary	"In an era of discrimination, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's race barrier. Facing harassment, he stayed focused on the game, becoming the MLB Rookie of the Year in 1947 and later a baseball legend"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Juvenile literature.
	African American baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Racism in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Major League Baseball -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Baseball -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author	Shephard, David (Illustrator), illustrator.
	Graphic Universe (Firm)
ISBN	9781541578166 (Library Binding)
	9781728402949 (Paperback)

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