Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson
by Sharon Robinson and Kadir Nelson
33 Total Resources 1 Awards 8 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2009
Word Count 1,566
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 133638, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- African American baseball players--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- Baseball players--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Topics)
- Baseball
- Robinson, Jackie
- Courage
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Values & Virtues
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972--Juvenile literature
- Baseball stories
- Lists With This Book
- Books From All 50 States - Connecticut
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kadir Nelson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Video Book Reading narrated by illustrator Kadir Nelson
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Selection, 2010
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