{"product_id":"when-jackie-and-hank-met-9781662511578","title":"When Jackie and Hank Met","description":"\u003cp\u003eJackie and Hank were born eight years and one thousand miles apart. Nobody knew these babies would grow up and play baseball. Nobody knew Jackie and Hank would meet and become heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJackie Robinson and Hank Greenberg were two very different people. But they both became Major League Baseball players, and they both faced a lot of the same challenges in their lives and careers. For Jackie, it was because of his skin color. For Hank, it was because of his religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn May 17, 1947 these two men met for the first time colliding at first base in a close play. While the crowd urged them to fight, Jackie and Hank chose a different path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of two men who went on to break the barriers of race and religion in American sports and became baseball legends in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful text by Cathy Goldberg Fishman is paired with sumptuous paintings by Mark Elliott. Generous back matter material includes a photo and prose biography of each man, timelines, quotes, resources to learn more, and a selected bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Two Lions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662511578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e150474 \/ When Jackie and Hank Met\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cathy Goldberg Fishman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42862780317877,"sku":"9781662511578","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_38b63f99-4509-43b1-90dc-3a6d6b3e9984.jpg?v=1683670750","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-jackie-and-hank-met-9781662511578","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}