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Stealing home Jackie Robinson : against the odds

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Main Author: Burleigh, Robert
Other Authors: Wimmer, Mike (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Robinson, Jackie, > 1919-1972 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Baseball players > Biography > Juvenile.
African American baseball players > Biography > Juvenile.
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Item Description:"A Paula Wiseman book."
Physical Description:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (Colophon).
ISBN:0689862768
9780689862762
Author Notes:Robert Burleigh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn , illustrated by Barry Blitt; Night Flight , illustrated by Wendell Minor; Black Whiteness , illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop; and Sylvia's Bookshop , illustrated by Katy Wu. His many other books include Hoops ; Stealing Home ; and Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! He lives in Michigan.

Mike Wimmer has illustrated many books for children, including Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth by Robert Burleigh, which was named an ALA Notable Children's Book and was called a "grand slam" in a starred review in Publishers Weekly. He also illustrated Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindbergh by Robert Burleigh, which received the Orbis Pictus Award for nonfiction. He lives in Georgia with his family.

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