Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.4
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2095
Points per Word
0.000239
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.0125
Description
Jackie Robinson knew that sports were best when people of every color played together. As the first black player in Major League Baseball, his bravery changed African American history and led the way to equality in all sports in America.