Jackie Robinson: Hometown Hero [Paperback]

Jackie Robinsonis an English nonfiction biography aimed at students in Grades 24. This inspiring account chronicles Robinsons 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 Robinsons 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 projects

Dona Herweck Riceis 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 Rl³…