02108cam a2200421 i 4500 203874789 TxAuBib 20150217120000.0 140519s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014017473 9780803740860 0803740867 TxAuBib rda Meltzer, Brad. I am Jackie Robinson / Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2015] ©2015. 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Ordinary people change the world Includes bibliographical references. "Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. He could run, leap, and throw better than any other kid around. But he lived at a time when the rules weren't fair to African Americans: Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. He became the first black baseball player on a major-league team, and his bravery helped lead the way to equality in all sports in America." --Dust jacket. 540 Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.4 0.5 171148. 20150217. Robinson, Jackie 1919-1972 Juvenile literature. Baseball players United States Biography Juvenile literature. African American baseball players Biography Juvenile literature. Discrimination in sports United States History Juvenile literature. Baseball United States History Juvenile literature. Eliopoulos, Chris, illustrator. Ordinary people change the world.