Harris, Duchess

Summary: "In 1947, black baseball player Jackie Robinson broke through Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson Breaks Barriers examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Robinson himself, his wife, Rachel, and broadcaster Red Barber. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 796.357092 HAR

Summary: ""42 Today" is an exploration of Jackie Robinson and his legacy"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROBINSON, JACKIE FOR

Williams, Yohuru R.

Summary: "An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROB

Prince, April Jones

Summary: Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career as an MVP-award winning baseball player, and a hero of the civil rights movement.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PRI

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PRI

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR Purple Robinson 2008