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I Am Jackie Robinson

Brad Meltzer, illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos

This first-person account outlines Jackie Robinson’s life from childhood through his achievements in baseball and leadership beyond sports. It includes his athletic talent, the racism he faced, and a segregated swimming pool from his childhood. Brief text is paired with fictional speech-bubble commentary, including comic exchanges about the baseball cap he wears as a boy. The book presents Robinson as someone who broke barriers in baseball while confronting discrimination.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
610L
ATOS Book Level
3.4
AR Interest Level
LG
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1989
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
O
Themes
Courage · Leadership · Racism And Prejudice · Social Justice · Sports
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Published
January 8, 2015
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9780803740860
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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