42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero
by Doreen Rappaport
An eye-opening look at the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 17,241
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1010L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 190574
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Physical Education
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African American baseball players--Biography
- Baseball
- Baseball players
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- United States--History--1933-1945
- United States--History--1945-1953
- African American baseball players
- African American baseball players--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
- Baseball players--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Baseball--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- African Americans--Biography
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972--Juvenile literature
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
- Discrimination in sports--United States--History
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 2" narrated by J.D. Jackson and Doreen Rappaport
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Audiobook Excerpt of "Clip 1" narrated by J.D. Jackson and Doreen Rappaport
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Biography Selection, 2017
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