Trailblazers: Jackie Robinson - Breaking Barriers in Baseball

Meet history's game changers! This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level . When Jackie Robinson stepped up to the plate for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, everything changed. He was the first black man to play in a major-league baseball game in the twentieth century! His brave act opened the door for more black players to achieve their own big-league dreams. But how did Jackie break baseball's color barrier? Whether excelling at every sport he tried as a youngster or standing up for his civil rights as a soldier in the US Army, Jackie always focused on his goals. Find out how this boy who loved baseball became one of history's greatest trailblazers! Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world.

Product details

• Authors: Kurtis Scaletta
• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780593124048
• ISBN: 978-0-593-12404-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 192 mm x 11 mm
• Series: Trailblazers; Trailblazers
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous