Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson
By Sharon Robinson
Paperback, 40 pages
Scholastic Press
List price: $16.99
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A True Story About Jackie Robinson
In the early 1950s, legendary baseball hero Jackie Robinson literally "tested the ice" for his kids who so eagerly wanted to skate on the frozen lake near their home. Under Sharon Robinson's skillful authorship and Kadir Nelson's vivid illustrations, TESTING THE ICE also becomes a stunning metaphor for her father's remarkable racial breakthrough.
Sharon did a wonderful job sharing her father’s memory and his legend of being the famous first negro Major League Baseball player. Kadir Nelson did a superb job with the illustrations in Testing the Ice as well. The drawings are eye-popping, bold and colorful. In my opinion it is a great book to read aloud in a group setting, or silently on your own.
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One (1) winner will receive a TESTING THE ICE prize pack!($52.99)
- Kidorable Hat, Glove & Scarf set (random styles – see attached image)
- Copy of Testing the Ice by Robinson/Nelson
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A special thanks to Scholastic for sponsoring this giveaway. If you have won this prize in a past contest, please do not sign up. The winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize or another reader(s) will be chosen.This contest begins Friday, October 16, 2009 and runs until November 8, 2009 at 11:59 PM EST. Prizing is only available to United States mailing address only. (International readers can enter if they have a friend in the States who can accept their prizes by mail.) Winners will be chosen using random selection and comments will be verified. Thank you.
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Disclaimer: Thanks to Scholastic, Inc. I received a copy of Testing the Ice by Robinson/Nelson to review.
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A great memory from my childhood is from when my family went camping up in Silver Lake, MI and we went parasailing and then into the dunes where my dad almost rolled our Jimmy (with the whole family in it)! It's one of those things you just don't forget!
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The greatest memory from my childhood is going fishing every week with my granddaddy. I learned so much from him and his stories. I miss him very much.
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I remember driving to visit my grandparents in N. D. and getting stuck in a snowstorm. Our car went off the road, we were all fine and so was our car, but I remember my grandpa coming and carrying me out of the our car and into his car. :)
One of my great memories from my childhood was helping my grandmother in her garden. Afterward we would drink sweet tea and eat berries.
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going ice skating on the city ponds in the winter
One of the best memories of childhood is my mom reading to me. I don't know how many times she read a Cricket in Times Square but I loved it everytime!
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I would have to say our 2 month long road trips across country. They seemed like torture at the time but, now are great memories
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Unfortunately (due to brain damage), I have no memories of my childhood. But I'm making up for the loss, by enjoying my grandchildren as they grow:-)
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I remember taking a loong moonlit walk with my dad in the snow and freezing to death...
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Us kids use to go sledding on a hill behind my grandparents house, then we would go in for hot chocolate and cookies. I miss those days.
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I loved listening to baseball games on the radio with my dad... how perfect would it be for him to read this story with my son!
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