Review by Booklist Review
Gr. 2-4. Patrick, author of Ma Dear's Old Green House 0 see review, p.978) and others, joins the editors of a popular classroom newsmagazine to craft this entry in the new Timefor Kids Biographies series. For readers in the middle to upper range of the weekly's broad readership, these spin-offs, formatted (somewhat misleadingly) like easy readers and emblazoned with the familiar red-and-yellow logo, feature lively journalistic design, excellent photographs drawn from the Time-Life0 archives, and a polished narrative extended with sidebars. In this book, there's a concluding interview (a recurring feature in the series) with Jackie Robinson's daughter, Sharon--whose own, browsable Promises to Keep 0 BKL F 15 04 is a natural next step. A different writer has collaborated with Time0 - Life'0 s editorial staff on each book in the series, which currently includes titles on John F. Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt, and Harriet Tubman.\b \b0 --Jennifer Mattson Copyright 2005 Booklist
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Review by Horn Book Review
Using period photos and illustrated sidebars, this easy-to-read biography is a good introduction to Robinson's life and career. The text informs readers about complex issues, such as segregation, while remaining accessible. The busily designed book concludes with a brief interview with Robinson's daughter. Timeline. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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