Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · February 1, 2004
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- Who it’s for
- A daughter’s intimate view brings Jackie Robinson’s baseball, family, and civil rights legacy into focus.
- Themes
- Breaking baseball’s color barrier, Civil rights activism, Family legacy
- Genres
- Sports Biographies for Kids, Civil & Human Rights, Social Activist Biographies for Kids
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The bestselling classic biography of Jackie Robinson, America's legendary baseball player and civil rights activist, told from the unique perspective of an insider: his only daughter. Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball -- and taught his children that the only measure of life is the impact you have on others lives'.
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Promises to Keep is the story of Jackie Robinson's hard-won victories in baseball, business, politics, and civil rights. It looks at the inspiring effect the legendary Brooklyn Dodger had on his family, his community ... his country. Told from the unique perspective of Robinson's only daughter, this intimate and uplifting book includes photos from the Robinson family archives and family letters never published before. Jackie Robinson is one our great national heroes. Promises to Keep reminds us what made him a champion -- on and off the field!
Beyond the Ballpark
A daughter’s intimate view brings Jackie Robinson’s baseball, family, and civil rights legacy into focus.
Come here for
- The connections between athletic achievement and civil rights
- Family memories and archival photographs and letters
Expect
- A warm account of victories on and off the field
- A perspective shaped by Robinson’s only daughter
Where it sits
| Sports Biographies for Kids | 55% |
|---|---|
| Civil & Human Rights | 29% |
| Social Activist Biographies for Kids | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids Biographies
- Civil & Human Rights
- Baseball & Softball
- Authors
- Sharon Robinson
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- February 1, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Breaking baseball’s color barrier · Civil rights activism · Family legacy
- Reading lane
- Kids Biographies