Play ball, Jackie! / Stephen Krensky ; illustrations by Joe Morse.
Material type:
TextPublication details: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, c2011.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cmISBN: - 0822590301 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
- 9780822590309 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Sports & Physical Activities | Krensky Stephen | Available | 33111006382952 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
April 15, 1947, is a big day for Matty. His dad is taking him to see the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day! It's also a big day for the Dodgers' new first baseman, Jackie Robinson. Can he finally help the Dodgers make it back to the World Series?
Includes bibliographical references.
On April 15, 1947, Matt Romano and his father watch the Brooklyn Dodgers season-opener, during which Jackie Robinson, a twenty-eight-year-old rookie, breaks the "color line" that had kept black men out of Major League baseball. Includes facts about Jackie Robinson's life and career.
Ages 7-10.