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Traces the life of the talented and determined athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball in 1947 by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Adler, David A.
Other Authors:	Casilla, Robert (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Holiday House, c1989.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	A First biography
Subjects:	Robinson, Jackie, > 1919-1972 > Juvenile nonfiction. Baseball players > Biography > Juvenile. Baseball players > Juvenile nonfiction. African Americans > Biography > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Traces the life of the talented and determined athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball in 1947 by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Item Description:	Includes index.
Physical Description:	48 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:	0823407349 (lib. bdg.) :
Author Notes:	David A. Adler was born in New York City. He attended Queen's College in New York City and later, earned an MBA in Marketing from New York University. He writes both fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of Cam Jansen mysteries and the Andy Russell titles. His titles has earned him numerous awards including a Sydney Taylor Book Award for his title "The Number on My Grandfather's Arm," "A Picture Book of Jewish Holidays" was named a Notable Book of 1981 by the American Library Association and "Our Golda" was named a Carter G. Woodson Award Honor Book. (Bowker Author Biography)