Teammates /
Making Meaning : Grade 4 Unit 4
written by Peter Golenbock ; designed and illustrated by Paul Bacon.
- p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 22 x 29 cm.
- Center for the Collaborative Classroom : Making Meaning ; Grade 4 Unit 4 .
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Describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers to become the first African-American player in Major League baseball and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese.