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Clarion Books, 1992-17-08

Teammates

Teammates

Peter Golenbock, Author

Paul Bacon, Illustrator

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9780152842864

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Golenbock describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black player in Major League baseball and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese.
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In a time of division, two players found unity. Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese’s quiet courage on the field speaks volumes today about respect, loyalty, and choosing what’s right over what’s easy.

Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Baseball & Softball • Biography & Autobiography • Bravery • Character • Courage • Cultural & Regional • Diversity & Multicultural • Equality • Friendship • General • History • Integrity • Justice • Juvenile Nonfiction • Leadership • Loyalty • Prejudice & Racism • Reference • Respect • Social Topics • Sports & Recreation • United States - State & Local • Values & Virtues

Readability • 4.8

Age Range • 4-7

Pages • 32

Subjects • Baseball players • History • Race relations • United States • Robinson • Jackie • Reese • Pee Wee • Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) • African Americans

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural & Regional • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation • Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism • Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball & Softball • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - State & Local • Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Values & Virtues • Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Nonfiction | Diversity & Multicultural • Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference | General

This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a Major League baseball team when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s, and how on a fateful day in Cincinnati, Pee Wee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie his teammate. Illustrated with a blend of historic photographs and eloquent watercolors by Paul Bacon.

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