Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson: A True Story about Jackie Robinson

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Hardcover
Author: Sharon Robinson
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Publisher: Scholastic
Publish Date: October 2009
Language: English
Reading Level: 3.9
EAN: 9780545052511

Overview

Sharon Robinson, the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, has crafted a hearwarming, true story about growing up with her father.

When Jackie Robinson retires from baseball and moves his family to Connecticut, the beautiful lake on their property is the center of everyone’s fun. The neighborhood children join the Robinson kids for swimming and boating. But oddly, Jackie never goes near the water. In a dramatic episode that first winter, the children beg to go ice skating on the lake. Jackie says they can go–but only after he tests the ice to make sure it’s safe. The children prod and push to get Jackie outside, until hesitantly, he finally goes. Like a blind man with a stick, (contd.)

Details

Pages: 40
Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.28 x 0.4 in
Lexile Score: 800
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 0545052513

Awards

2012 Golden Sower Award - Nominee (Primary)
2012 Monarch Award - Nominee (Grades K-3)
2012 Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee (Primary)
2011 Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee (Grades 3-5)
2011 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee (Picture Book)
2009 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Approved (Picture Book)