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A True Story About Jackie Robinson

October 1, 2009

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A True Story About Jackie Robinson

The first African-American major league baseball player, Jackie Robinson is known for breaking the baseball color line when he debuted with the Dodgers back in 1947. He is known for being the first person to bring an end to the racial segregation that existed in professional baseball, and changed the way the game has been [...]

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Amazing Grace

February 24, 2009

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Amazing Grace

Imagination and stories abound in Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman.  It’s no surprise that out of many this children’s books, this one became a Reading Rainbow title.  It encourages creativity and sends the message that children can be what they want to be as long as they try hard enough. Grace hears tales and imagines [...]

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