Author: Sharon Robinson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101587695
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Young Steve Satlow is thrilled when his hero Jackie Robinson moves onto his block. After the famed second baseman invites Steve to a Dodgers game, the two become friends. So when Jackie hears that the Satlows don't have a Christmas tree, he decides to give them one, not realizing the Satlows are Jewish. But Jackie's gift helps these two different families discover how much they have in common. Written by the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor winner, Jackie's Gift is a holiday tale-based on a true story-about friendship and breaking barriers.
Jackie's Gift
Author: Sharon Robinson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101587695
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Young Steve Satlow is thrilled when his hero Jackie Robinson moves onto his block. After the famed second baseman invites Steve to a Dodgers game, the two become friends. So when Jackie hears that the Satlows don't have a Christmas tree, he decides to give them one, not realizing the Satlows are Jewish. But Jackie's gift helps these two different families discover how much they have in common. Written by the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor winner, Jackie's Gift is a holiday tale-based on a true story-about friendship and breaking barriers.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101587695
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Young Steve Satlow is thrilled when his hero Jackie Robinson moves onto his block. After the famed second baseman invites Steve to a Dodgers game, the two become friends. So when Jackie hears that the Satlows don't have a Christmas tree, he decides to give them one, not realizing the Satlows are Jewish. But Jackie's gift helps these two different families discover how much they have in common. Written by the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor winner, Jackie's Gift is a holiday tale-based on a true story-about friendship and breaking barriers.
Jackie's Treasures
Author: Dianne Russell Condon
Publisher: Potter Style
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Each item pictured from the auction "is accompanied by vintage family photographs and a brief history detailing its provenance. There is also a complete listing of the astronomical sale prices for each item in the auction."--Jacket.
Publisher: Potter Style
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Each item pictured from the auction "is accompanied by vintage family photographs and a brief history detailing its provenance. There is also a complete listing of the astronomical sale prices for each item in the auction."--Jacket.
Jackie's Girl
Author: Kathy McKeon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501158945
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A "coming-of-age memoir by a young woman who spent thirteen years as Jackie Kennedy's personal assistant and occasional nanny--and the lessons about life and love she learned from the glamorous [former] first lady"--Amazon.com.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501158945
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A "coming-of-age memoir by a young woman who spent thirteen years as Jackie Kennedy's personal assistant and occasional nanny--and the lessons about life and love she learned from the glamorous [former] first lady"--Amazon.com.
Jackie Robinson
Author: Lola M. Schaefer
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736814355
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A brief biography of the man who was the first African American baseball player on a major league team, as well as the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736814355
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A brief biography of the man who was the first African American baseball player on a major league team, as well as the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Gifts of Reading
Author: Robert Macfarlane
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241982707
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS - an essay on the joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a book Every book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that leaves each participant enriched. Here Robert Macfarlane recounts the story of a book he was given as a young man, and how he managed eventually to return the favour, though never repay the debt. From one of the most lyrical writers of our time comes a perfectly formed gem, a lyrical celebration of the transcendent power and humanity of the given book.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241982707
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS - an essay on the joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a book Every book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that leaves each participant enriched. Here Robert Macfarlane recounts the story of a book he was given as a young man, and how he managed eventually to return the favour, though never repay the debt. From one of the most lyrical writers of our time comes a perfectly formed gem, a lyrical celebration of the transcendent power and humanity of the given book.
Jackie's Freehanding Seminar
Author: Jackie Shaw
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780941284240
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780941284240
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The Best Birthday Gift
Author: Barbara Bakowski
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN: 1684442249
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Nana teaches Nate that the best birthday gift doesn't come in a box. Character concept: Fairness: Listen to others.
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN: 1684442249
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Nana teaches Nate that the best birthday gift doesn't come in a box. Character concept: Fairness: Listen to others.
Safe at Home
Author: Sharon Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439896405
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
After the death of his father, Elijah Breeze, a ten-year-old African American boy, moves back to New York City with his mother and attends a summer baseball camp as he tries to make new friends and adapt to urban ways.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439896405
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
After the death of his father, Elijah Breeze, a ten-year-old African American boy, moves back to New York City with his mother and attends a summer baseball camp as he tries to make new friends and adapt to urban ways.
Jackie's Bat
Author: Marybeth Lorbiecki
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689841026
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award–winning illustrator Brian Pinkney and award-winning author Marybeth Lorbiecki comes a carefully crafted picture book how Jackie Robinson broke through professional baseball’s color barrier. A young white batboy treats Jackie Robinson differently than the other, white, members of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers—and so does everyone else. But eventually Jackie’s patience and talent wear down the racist attitudes of those around them and earn their respect. A backmatter section provides additional information on Jackie’s life.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689841026
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award–winning illustrator Brian Pinkney and award-winning author Marybeth Lorbiecki comes a carefully crafted picture book how Jackie Robinson broke through professional baseball’s color barrier. A young white batboy treats Jackie Robinson differently than the other, white, members of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers—and so does everyone else. But eventually Jackie’s patience and talent wear down the racist attitudes of those around them and earn their respect. A backmatter section provides additional information on Jackie’s life.
Jackie's Jokes
Author: Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547226682
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
April Fools' Day is long and hard for the third-grade Huit octuplets, but it is nothing compared to the challenges of Tax Day, through which Jackie discovers her special power and gift and learns more about their parents' mysterious disappearance.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547226682
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
April Fools' Day is long and hard for the third-grade Huit octuplets, but it is nothing compared to the challenges of Tax Day, through which Jackie discovers her special power and gift and learns more about their parents' mysterious disappearance.