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tschmitty's review against another edition
4.0
As Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, he handled himself with dignity and grace. He played hard and let his talent on the field speak for itself.
thrifty_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
After reading this, I'm determined to read a longer work about #42. It grosses me out how recently baseball was separated into the Major Leagues and the Negro League. The most shocking fact in this book? Men in the Negro League sometimes had to sleep in the stadium because surrounding hotels were white only. Yeesh.
The author did a nice job explaining segregation in a way that kids can understand and laying out the facts of Robinson's career in a compelling way. I also appreciated the little section on author baseball greats of the era.
The author did a nice job explaining segregation in a way that kids can understand and laying out the facts of Robinson's career in a compelling way. I also appreciated the little section on author baseball greats of the era.
bradlyofmartin's review against another edition
3.0
A good light read for kids interested in Baseball, Civil Rights, and extraordinary courage.
caleb_m's review against another edition
4.0
I liked it. He stole so fast. And he was a really good baseball player, but he was black and he grew up in the south so he had to go to black schools and stuff.
lovmelovmycats's review against another edition
4.0
Nook (for iPad) ebooks are clumsy with illustrations. They should do a thing like Kindle does, where the pics are resizable in the app.
Jackie Robinson was awesome!
Jackie Robinson was awesome!
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