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Jackie robinson joined the brooklyn dodgers in the 1940s, becoming the first african american on a major league baseball team. Nonfiction the moving story of how jackie robinson became the first. Teammates by peter golenbock, illustrated by paul bacon. Peter golenbock author visit amazons peter golenbock page. Peter golenbock has 53 books on goodreads with 16491 ratings. A great book to teach not only history, but friendship and courage. Stock car racing from the dirt tracks to daytona, 1993 balls, 1984 barry halper collection of baseball memorabilia, 2000 bats, 1986 bums. Students listen to a read aloud of peter golenbocks teammates, and answer questions posed by a teacher or guidance counselor. Peter golenbock is the bestselling author of several books, including the bronx zoo. Teammates by peter golenbock summary in this nonfiction picture book, racial segregation forms the historical background to the compelling story of jackie robinson and pee wee reesemen from different backgrounds and of different races, brought together as brooklyn dodgers teammates. Peter golenbock is a wellknown writer of books about sports, espcecially baseball. The story itself is engaging, and promotes a lot of discussion among students.
Teammates by peter golenbock, paul bacon, paperback. Students listen to a read aloud of peter golenbock s teammates, and answer questions posed by a teacher or guidance counselor. Teammates printables, classroom activities, teacher. In this jackie robinson lesson plan, students read the book teammates. Teammates is written by peter golenbock, who heard the story of what happened that day from rex barney, who pitched for the dodgers that day. Peter golenbock books, author biography, and reading level. Teammates ocr main idea and supporting details teacherspayteachers gr 3. An oral history of the brooklyn dodgers, and wild, high and tight. Guidry by ron guidry, peter golenbock and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The connection to the history behind the story takes place during the 1940s when laws for segregation did not yet exist.
The life and death of billy martin, five of his books have been. Teammates by peter golenbock and paul bacon has been one of my favorite non fiction books yet. Peter golenbock is a sports journalist and author with six bestselling adult titles, and is one of the bestknown baseball writers today. He has been a frequent guest on many of the top television and radio talk shows, including espn, espn classic, good morning america, larry king live, and the yes network.
Teammates by peter golenbock, illustrated by paul bacon photographs, newspaper clippings, a map, and illustrations help tell the true story of the friendship between the brooklyn dodgers pee wee reese and jackie robinson, the first black man to join baseballs major leagues. It provides a tonic for disenchanted fans for whom professional baseball has become a game whose key plays are enacted off the field by. Teammates peter golenbock picture book good grisselle jan yolen picture book vocabulary greyling jan yolen picture book the honest to goodness truth patricia mckissack picture book the wretched stone chris van allsburg picture book amazing grace hoffman picture book the pain and the great one j. Access thousands of highquality, free k12 articles, and create online assignments with them for your students. Teammates by peter golenbock is great book about jackie robinson. This book is about a game against the cincinnati reds. Revised lesson goals and objectives initial idea activity split up into groups of four students to represent the four main character. Houghton mifflin harcourt, 1990 juvenile nonfiction 32 pages. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mar 01, 1990 teammates by peter golenbock and paul bacon has been one of my favorite non fiction books yet. Paul bacons pastel drawings capture the complex emotions of the time, as well as the eventual support and recognition achieved by robinson. Explain to students that themes are the underlying ideas, morals, and lessons that give the story its texture, depth, and meaning. Teammates kindle edition by golenbock, peter, bacon. Baseball history is brought to life in this vivid description of the racial prejudice experienced by jackie robinson when he joined the brooklyn dodgers and bec.
Students read a book about jackie robinson and then learn about the ideas of segregation, prejudice, selfcontrol, humiliation, and hostility. The definitive oral history of americas team, 1997 dynasty. Teammates by peter golenbock meet your next favorite book. During the game fans began to boo jackie robinson because of his skin color. Presentation mode open print download current view. Initial idea rational pee wee the good friend jackie the victim branch rickey the believer the bullies we want the students. Usually when the story of jackie robinson breaking the color line in baseball, the other key person in the story is branch rickey, the dodger general manager. Teammates by peter golenbock a book about jackie robinson and pee wee reese is a lesson which reveals childrens literature as a great tool for middle and high school students. This is the moving story of how jackie robinson became the first black player on a major league baseball team and how on a fateful day in cincinnati, peewee reese. This lesson uses the trade book teammates by peter golenbock. Teammates by peter golenbock, illustrated by paul bacon photographs, newspaper clippings, a map, and illustrations help tell the true story of the friendship between the brooklyn dodgers pee wee reese and jackie robinson, the first black man to join baseballs major. He had been working on the recent lenny dykstra book, but got the boot, ostensibly because dykstra didnt like the way the veteran writer was making him sound. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book.
Connection yesterday we learned about today, im going to teach you abouthow to infer the themes of a story. Teammates worksheets and literature unit by peter golenbock grades 35 daily reading journal go beyond a simple book report. A measure of how splendid a job golebock did in personal fouls is the intense hatred he stirred up among both ncsu fans and those who support similar programs at a hundred div i institutions across the country. It is written as a formal lesson plan in tc format, but can be modified or changed according to your preferences. I love baseball and so i really liked this book for that reason alone but there were many other reasons to love this book. Teammates printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. Bacons skillful, realistic illustrations, used in combination with occasional well. Students are then given an opportunity to complete a. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read.
Teammates by peter golenbock tells the story of how robinson was not only famous for his baseball vitality but also famous for integrating. Free teammates study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Feb 01, 2001 peter golenbock is a wellknown writer of books about sports, espcecially baseball. Teammates written by peter golenbock and illustrated by paul bacon jackie robinson joined the brooklyn dodgers in the 1940s, becoming the first african american on a major league baseball team. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Illustrated with a blend of historic photographs and eloquent watercolors by paul bacon. Heck, golenbock even wrote a novel, a controversial story about mickey mantle. Baseball players, juvenile literature, brooklyn dodgers baseball team, biography. This book is about jackie robinson, who is well known around the world for being the first black man to try out for a major league. Aug 22, 2016 he had been working on the recent lenny dykstra book, but got the boot, ostensibly because dykstra didnt like the way the veteran writer was making him sound. Abcs of baseball by peter golenbock, dan andreasen. The teammates is a testament to the memory of the heart. Nonfiction the moving story of how jackie robinson became the first black player on a major league baseball team and how on a fateful day in cincinnati, pee wee reese took a stand.
Dan andreasen has illustrated many wellloved books for children. It is about jackie robinson joining the dodgers as the first black man to try out for the major leagues. A wealth of resources, lesson plans, and activities that can be used with the story teammates by peter golenbock. Reading is fundamental 750 first street, ne suite 920 washington, dc 20002 1 877 rifread. He was truly an equal member of the team when pee wee reese, in cincinnati, openly aknowledged and accepted him as his teammate. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading teammates. Peter golenbock is one of the nation s bestknown sports authors, and has written some of the bestselling sports books of the last thirty years, including idiot with johnny damon, balls with graig nettles, the bronx zoo with sparky lyle, bums. About the author 1990 peter golenbock is a wellknown writer of books about sports, espcecially baseball. Bacons skillful, realistic illustrations, used in combination with occasional wellchosen photos, are as eloquent as the simple text. Students are then given an opportunity to complete a portion of the anticipation guide independently.
An oral history of the brooklyn dodgers, 1986 cowboys have always been my heroes. Teammates by peter golenbock scholastic books for kids. Lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities. This is the moving story of how jackie robinson became the first black player on a major league baseball team when he joined the brooklyn dodgers in the 1940s, and how on a fateful day in cincinnati, pee wee reese took a stand and declared jackie his teammate. Teammates kindle edition by golenbock, peter, bacon, paul.