Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson

Sharon Robinson, the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, has crafted a hearwarming, true story about growing up with her father.

When Jackie Robinson retires from baseball and moves his family to Connecticut, the beautiful lake on their property is the center of everyone's fun. The neighborhood children join the Robinson kids for swimming and boating. But oddly, Jackie never goes near the water. In a dramatic episode that first winter, the children beg to go ice skating on the lake. Jackie says they can go--but only after he tests the ice to make sure it's safe. The children prod and push to get Jackie outside, until hesitantly, he finally goes. Like a blind man with a stick, (contd.)

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 10/01/2009
ISBN: 9780545052511
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 12.30h x 9.28w x 0.40d
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Approved
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Ebony 10/01/2009 pg. 100
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2009
School Library Journal 10/01/2009 pg. 103
Publishers Weekly 10/05/2009 pg. 47
Booklist 10/15/2009 pg. 56
Essence 12/01/2009 pg. 86
New York Times Book Review 12/20/2009 pg. 13
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 161 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Multicultural Review 08/01/2010 pg. 64

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 133638 / Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson
Reading Level: 3.9 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5