Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out (Time for Kids Biographies) by TIME for Kids


Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out (Time for Kids Biographies)
Title : Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out (Time for Kids Biographies)
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ISBN : 0060576014
ISBN-10 : 9780060576011
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 44
Publication : First published January 1, 2005

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play baseball in the modern major leagues. That may not seem like a big deal today -- but in 1947 it was a very big deal. Until Jackie stepped up to the plate, African Americans couldn't play on most professional sports teams. TIME For Kids® Biographies help make a connection between the lives of past heroes and the events of today. Because of Jackie's courage and perseverance, people of all colors now participate in America's favorite pastime. Jackie worked hard and proved to the world that it's your character and talent -- not the color of your skin -- that really matters.

Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out (Time for Kids Biographies) Reviews

  • Jaclyn Giordano

    Time for Kids: Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out by Denise Lewis Patrick and the editors of “Time for Kids” is a chapter book biography intended for readers in grades two through four. I gave it four stars. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play baseball for a modern major-league team. This chapter book follows Jackie’s life as it takes the reader from his home as a young boy in California, to his college years at UCLA, to his years fighting in World War II, to his participation in Major League Baseball, and to his retirement. Facts are written in a simple and straightforward manner, allowing the reader to really make meaning and take away information from the text. The story is inset with real photographs of Jackie and his family, fast facts about baseball, and the history of Civil Rights in the United States. Readers can see and feel the historical connection between Jackie’s participation in major league baseball and how the country reacted to him. This book’s layout is appealing and magazine-like, allowing the reader to stay engaged and motivated with short and manageable sections of text and illustrations. Jackie’s determination and drive to play baseball and look past all who were prejudice against him, to truly be “strong inside and out” will connect with readers to always keep trying, even in the face of hardship. For, at the end of a hard path, there can be happiness, just as there was for Jackie Robinson!

  • Jennifer Sommer

    This is a biography in the “TIME for Kids Biographies” series that also includes biographies of Harriet Tubman, John F. Kennedy, and Theodore Roosevelt. Intended for children ages 7-9, this biography is organized into chapters and includes a timeline of Jackie Robinson’s life. It includes many photographs (mostly black and white due to the time period discussed) that are identified with easy-to-read captions. This is a very readable biography full of interesting details of Jackie Robinson’s life from childhood until his death, emphasizing his baseball career and it’s effect allowing colored people to play on the white leagues and encouraging African Americans to fight for equal rights.

  • Andrea

    Excellent book about Jackie Robinson.