Jackie's Bat

From Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney and award-winning author Marybeth Lorbiecki comes a carefully crafted picture book how Jackie Robinson broke through professional baseball's color barrier.

A young white batboy treats Jackie Robinson differently than the other, white, members of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers--and so does everyone else. But eventually Jackie's patience and talent wear down the racist attitudes of those around them and earn their respect. A backmatter section provides additional information on Jackie's life.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/01/2006
ISBN: 9780689841026
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 10.26h x 10.28w x 0.41d

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2005 pg. 1277
Publishers Weekly 01/09/2006 pg. 53
School Library Journal 01/01/2006 pg. 106
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2006 pg. 273 - Book Of Special Distinction
Booklist 02/01/2006 pg. 69
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2006 pg. 175
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 309 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Multicultural Review 10/01/2006 pg. 92

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 104178 / Jackie's Bat
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5