The first black baseball player in the majors, Jackie Robinson broke down racial barriers. He showed that color had nothing to do with the ability to perform, and that it is possible for one man to change the course of history. As President Bush said when Robinson was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal; "His story is one that shows what one person can do to hold America to account to its founding promise of freedom and equality."
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(First Biographies)
by Lola M. Schaefer
4.8 STARS from 5 GoodReaders
I use this series with my children as a first introduction to historic characters.
There's always a time-line, photos or drawings on every other page,
and just enough information that even young children aren't
overwhelmed. SEE my review on Thomas Edison to see an example of the format.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 235Reading Information:
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading level: 2.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 61705
- Publisher: Pebble Books (July 2002)
- ISBN-10: 0736894128
(Rookie Biographies)
by Wil Mara
4.14 STARS from 21 GoodReaders
Another brief introduction to this famous sports figure.
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 86459
Lexile: 390L
Common Core Recommended
- Publisher: Children's Press
- ISBN-10: 0516273361
- sample pages available
(Childhood of Famous Americans)
by Herb Dunn
4.13 STARS from 45 GoodReaders
Although there's a timeline and TOC this is a fictionalized biography. Note that there is a lot of text.
Word Count: 20,633
Page Count: 192
Accelerated Reading level: 5.2 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 45122
Lexile: 690L
- Publisher: Aladdin (1999)
- ISBN-10: 068982453X
- sample pages available
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For other books on important men and women in the Equal Rights movement, see our Index.