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Baseball Heroes
β Scribed by Robinson, Jackie;Stout, Glenn
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt;Sandpiper
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Series
- Good sports
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Hank's lasting lesson -- Jackie's big test -- Fernandomania -- For love of the game.
β¦ Table of Contents
Hank's lasting lesson --
Jackie's big test --
Fernandomania --
For love of the game.
β¦ Subjects
African American baseball players;Baseball players;Women baseball players;Biographies;Juvenile works;Robinson, Jackie, -- 1919-1972 -- Juvenile literature;Baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature;African American baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature;Women baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature;Robinson, Jackie, -- 1919-1972
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21 unnumbered pages : 23 cm
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