Recommended for Grades 4 through 12

This triumphant story of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play professional major league baseball, chronicles the young athlete's nonviolent struggle to integrate what was then considered a "white man's game." Through it all, Jackie's courage, intelligence, leadership, resilience and athletic skill propelled him to become a national hero.

Meets Illinois Learning Standards for Language Arts (4.A) and Social Studies (16.A, 16.D)