num_pages: 48
description: Jackie Robinson believed that by excelling in whatever he did, he would show that African-Americans belonged next to -- not separate from -- white Americans. In the process, he paved the way for other African-Americans in professional sports, and made a place for himself in American history. Large format with dozens of pictures!
language: English
title: First in the Field: Baseball Hero Jackie Robinson
titlecomplete: First in the Field: Baseball Hero Jackie Robinson
genres: Nonfiction, Biography
ratings_count: 9
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award
category: Informational Reader Category
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers