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Jackie's gift / by Sharon Robinson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2010.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0670011622 (hardcover)
  • 9780670011629 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: When young Steve, who is Jewish, tells his new neighbor, Jackie Robinson, that his family does not have a Christmas tree, Jackie brings one to his neighbors, not knowing that they celebrate Hanukkah instead of Christmas. Based on a true story.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Children’s Holiday Robinson Sharon Christmas Available 33111006379594
Total holds: 0

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Young Steve Satlow is thrilled when his hero Jackie Robinson moves onto his block. After the famed second baseman invites Steve to a Dodgers game, the two become friends. So when Jackie hears that the Satlows don't have a Christmas tree, he decides to give them one, not realizing the Satlows are Jewish. But Jackie's gift helps these two different families discover how much they have in common.

Written by the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor winner, Jackie's Gift is a holiday tale-based on a true story-about friendship and breaking barriers.

When young Steve, who is Jewish, tells his new neighbor, Jackie Robinson, that his family does not have a Christmas tree, Jackie brings one to his neighbors, not knowing that they celebrate Hanukkah instead of Christmas. Based on a true story.

Ages 4-8.

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