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Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America Hardback - 2004 - 1st Edition

by Sharon Robinson

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Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete, a devoted family man and a dedicated civil rights activist.

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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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  • Title Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
  • Author Sharon Robinson
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scholastic Inc., New York
  • Publication date 2004-02-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780439425926 / 0439425921
  • Weight 1.21 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.72 x 9.42 x 0.45 in (27.23 x 23.93 x 1.14 cm)
  • Age range 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Reading level 1030
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
  • Library of Congress subjects Conduct of life, Race relations
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003042709
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • ALA Best Books Young Adults, 02/15/2005, Page 1006
  • Black Issues Book Review, 05/01/2004, Page 59
  • Booklist, 12/15/2003, Page 742
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 04/01/2004, Page 348
  • Ebony, 01/01/2004, Page 25
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2004, Page 453
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 01/15/2004, Page 88
  • New York Times, 06/27/2004, Page 15
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/09/2004, Page 82
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2004, Page 242

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!
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