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Title: Teammates

Other Available Formats:
Reinforced Hardcover, 1990
Paperback, 1992
Reinforced Hardcover, 1992
Prebinding, 1999

Synopsis
Set in 1947 this picture book explores how Jackie Robinson became the first African American ever to play on a major league baseball team. Robinson faced much racial hatred but then one day in Cincinnati, his teammate Pee Wee Reese, fed up with the cruel treatment being heaped upon Robinson, took a stand and made a simple gesture that declared Robinson his teammate--and someone to be treated with respect. Illustrated with b&w photographs and watercolor paintings. 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.

Details
Illustrator:         Paul Bacon
Language:        English

Size
Length:        32 Pages
Weight:        0.9 Pounds
Height:         11 Inches
Width:          8.3 Inches
Thickness:    0.3 Inches



Publisher Notes
This is the moving story of major league baseball's first black player and how a single word broke down the racial barrier. It happened one fateful day in Cincinnati, when Pee Wee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie Robinson his teammate. Read the true story that changed American sports forever.



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Teammates and it was written by Peter Golenbock, Paul Bacon (Illustrator). This edition of Teammates is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is September 1998 and it has a suggested retail price of $25.69. There are 32 pages in the book and it was published by Heinemann/Raintree. The 10 digit ISBN is 0817240926 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780817240929. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.