Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
5.4
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1172
Points per Word
0.000427
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black player in Major League baseball and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese.