Illus. in full color with black-and-white photos. "Covers not only the story of Robinson's prowess and his problems as the first black man to play in the major leagues, but also the story of the rise and fall of black baseball and some of its star players and managers. Nicely geared by vocabulary, sentence length, and print size to the primary grades audience."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.
- ISBN10 0394824563
- ISBN13 9780394824567
- Publish Date 6 May 1989 (first published 1 May 1989)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Random House USA Inc
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 48
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780394824567