Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
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'.

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!

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Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
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'.

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!

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Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America

Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America

by Sharon Robinson
Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America

Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America

by Sharon Robinson

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Overview

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'.

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!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780439425926
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date: 02/01/2004
Pages: 64
Product dimensions: 9.12(w) x 10.50(h) x (d)
Lexile: 1030L (what's this?)
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, is the author of many acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction. She has written several books about her father, including Promises to Keep, Testing the Ice, The Hero Two Doors Down, and Jackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By. She is also the author of the memoir Child of the Dream and the picture book Under the Same Sun about her family in Tanzania, as well as the middle-grade novels Safe at Home and Slam Dunk!

Table of Contents

Introduction6
A Black and White World8
Signs of Hope10
A Determined Pair18
1945: A Changing World22
Why My Father?28
Play Ball!30
A Civil Rights Champion50
Jackie Robinson's Legacy58
Index64
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