What's Your Story, Jackie Robinson?

From the Series Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

When did Jackie Robinson become well-known? What did he do? Cub Reporter interviews him to find out! Discover how Jackie fought against prejudice to become the first African American to play Major League Baseball in 1947. Readers will see how to use interviewing skills and journalistic questions to reveal the story behind a famous American.

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978-1-4677-8532-7
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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Social Studies
Category Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diverse Books: Social Justice, Diversity
Copyright 2016
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2015-08-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007050, JNF007100, JNF054010
Dewey 796.357092
Graphics 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 550
Guided Reading Level N
ATOS Reading Level 4.0
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 177749
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Fast facts, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Photo captions, Reviewed, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, Timeline, and eSource

Author: Emma Carlson-Berne

Emma Carlson Berne has written and edited more than two dozen books for young people. She holds a master’s degree in composition and rhetoric from Miami University. Emma lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband and two sons. Visit her online at http://emmacarlsonberne.com/.

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Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans

Cub Reporter is on a mission. He’s interviewing famous people from US history to find out what made them so special. Using classic journalistic questions—who, what, when, where, why, and how—he’ll uncover the story of how these people made a difference. Readers will join Cub… View available downloads →

Reviews

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“These are serviceable introductions to important historical figures.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple