Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
Grade 4-7--In captivating words and pictures, Robinson chronicles the life of her legendary father. She weaves historical events into the story of one of baseball's greatest players, revealing how they shaped his life. Her text, combined with numerous black-and-white archival and family photographs, reproductions of newspaper headlines, magazine pages, and letters, illustrates Jackie Robinson's journey from childhood to the moment that he integrated major league baseball to his life as a businessman and civil rights spokesperson. In addition to personal details, this intimate biographical sketch and authentic glimpse into the life of a great African American provides information on the post-Civil War world, race relations, and the struggle for civil rights. It will inspire readers and enhance character-education units. Pair this first purchase with the author'sJackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By(Scholastic, 2001).--Tracy Bell, Durham Public Schools, NCCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.