Play Ball, Jackie! (Hardcover) by Dr. Stephen Krensky

from Sullywriter

Striking illustrations, but the author ladens the story with too much information.

from debnance

Matty's father gets free tickets to the baseball game. It's the first game of the Dodgers' new first baseman, Jackie Robinson. Many white people don't want to see a black man play on the team. Matty remembered how his grandfather had told him that everyone deserves a chance. Matty decides to give...

from EmilySadler

The message of this story is to stand up for your beliefs even if others disagree with you. The point of view in this book made this an interesting story to follow. The book is told from the perspective of a young boy named Matty who sees Jackie Robinson play at the Dodger's opening game. He is c...

from matthewbloome

This was a great depiction of what it would have been like to witness Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was told from the viewpoint of a child watching the game with his father and was nice for the fact that it told the story without drawing some miraculous personal conne...

from EmilySadler

The message of this story is to stand up for your beliefs even if others disagree with you. The point of view in this book made this an interesting story to follow. The book is told from the perspective of a young boy named Matty who sees Jackie Robinson play at the Dodger's opening game. He is c...