Author: Tony De Marco
Title: Jackie Robinson: Journey to Freedom (1919-1972)
Publisher: The Child’s World, Inc., 2002.
Grade Level: 3-5
Summary: The biography of Jackie Robinson and his personal struggle to integrate professional baseball and deal with racial discrimination.
Strengths: I think this book is extremely thorough in its biographical approach to Jackie Robinson including information about his childhood, college years, personal life as well as his career as a baseball player. I thoroughly enjoyed the contrast between the short blurbs that summarized the information in the longer paragraphs. I think this brings a great versatility to this work, making it easier to be read aloud to a group or be read by a younger reader. I also found the timeline and the glossary to be particularly helpful, especially to young readers who may not necessarily be familiar with the time period and certain organizations.
Classroom use: I think this would be a great resource for any student interested in studying about Jackie Robinson. I also think a work like this may encourage teachers to do a biography study having their students study specific important Americans such as Jackie Robinson.
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