Jackie Robinson by Dona Herweck Rice
Jackie Robinson is an English nonfiction biography aimed at students in Grades 2–4. This inspiring account chronicles Robinson’s journey as the first African American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball, focusing on his perseverance, integrity, and social impact. Rich with photographs, primary source excerpts, and compelling narrative, the book helps readers understand how courage and character can drive change. Teachers and parents can use it in history or civil rights units, reading groups, or character education lessons. Tells Robinson’s story from his early life through his baseball career and social advocacy Highlights themes of courage, perseverance, integrity, and justice Incorporates primary sources and historic images to deepen engagement Builds content literacy, vocabulary, and historical understanding Useful for guided reading, biography research, discussion prompts, and cross-curricular projectsDona Herweck Rice is the prolific author of books, stories, and poems for children of all ages. She’s written hundreds of books and more on just about every topic under the sun, from acrobats to zucchini and everything in between. She has also written award-winning books and curriculums for educators, especially on the subjects of writing and language arts. In fact, her first publications were a series for teachers on how to teach writing in the classroom. She spearheaded the development of Write TIME for Kids, which earned the Golden Lamp award for curriculum from the Association of American Publishers. Her writing is featured heavily in such acclaimed series as Focused Phonics, Untold Stories, Fiction Readers, Nonfiction Readers, Learn and Create, and more.
Dona’s best-selling children’s title with more than 13,000 copies is How Plants Grow, and her most recent titles include dozens of books for the Exploration Storytime series, two titles in the Curious Me!™ board book series, and Ride with Rampage in partnership with the Los Angeles Rams. When Dona visits classrooms to talk about being an author, the most requested titles include History’s Mysteries, Bad Guys and Gals of the Wild West, and Oh, Rats!––the latter being one of Dona’s particular favorites.
Dona is the creator of Cam E. Chameleon, the enchanting little reptile featured in her books The Adventures of Cam E. Chameleon and Cam and Sam’s Colorful Adventure. Observant readers can also find Cam singing and dancing throughout the illustrated retelling of If You’re Happy and You Know It.
Writing is Dona’s passion, but she also loves reading, live theater, and handmade arts and crafts, with many artists and creatives in all mediums among her extended family. Dona was a preschool and middle school teacher and is an acting coach for all ages. She lives in southern California with her husband, son, and one cute, silly, and loveable little dog.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781493825608 |
| ISBN 10 | 1493825607 |
| Title | Jackie Robinson |
| Author | Dona Herweck Rice |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Teacher Created Materials, Inc |
| Year published | 2016-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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