Who Was Jackie Robinson?, Gail Herman
Who Was Jackie Robinson?, Gail Herman
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Who Was Jackie Robinson?

Author: Gail Herman

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: Dominic Hoffman

Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/02/2016


Synopsis

As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color barrier in major league baseball. It was tough being first- not only did "fans" send hate mail but some of his own teammates refused to accept him.

About The Author

Gail Herman lives in Newton, Massachusetts. John O'Brien lives in Delran, New Jersey. Nancy Harrison lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joey on April 25, 2017

This book was great I just thort the Jackie was just a ball player but I learned that he was way more, he was the first black player in the MLB.......more

Goodreads review by Kazuo SLG3 on April 26, 2016

He was a first black baseball player. However,he was a shy man. As I see it, most people called legend have both shy aspect and bold one.......more

Goodreads review by Logan on March 23, 2018

i loved it......more

Goodreads review by Dylan on July 26, 2017

Loved the book, taught me so much about jackie, didnt know he died by going to his wife to say by to the kids and then died......more

Goodreads review by Bailey on February 07, 2019

I loved this book because he is a brave man and he decides to make a big chose and change the way people think about black people in a way that was never done before and he went onto a all white baseball team and it was rough he got yelled at screamed at and even hit in the head by pitches on purpos......more