{"product_id":"testing-the-ice-a-true-story-about-jackie-robinson-hardcover","title":"Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKadir Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharon Robinson, the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, has crafted a hearwarming, true story about growing up with her father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Jackie Robinson retires from baseball and moves his family to Connecticut, the beautiful lake on their property is the center of everyone's fun. The neighborhood children join the Robinson kids for swimming and boating. But oddly, Jackie never goes near the water. In a dramatic episode that first winter, the children beg to go ice skating on the lake. Jackie says they can go--but only after he tests the ice to make sure it's safe. The children prod and push to get Jackie outside, until hesitantly, he finally goes. Like a blind man with a stick, (contd.)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, is the author of many acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction. She has written several books about her father, including \u003ci\u003ePromises to Keep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTesting the Ice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hero Two Doors Down\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eChild of the Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and the picture book \u003ci\u003eUnder the Same Sun\u003c\/i\u003e about her family in Tanzania, as well as the middle-grade novels \u003ci\u003eSafe at Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlam Dunk!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKADIR NELSON\u003c\/b\u003e illustrated two Caldecott Honor Books: \u003ci\u003eMoses\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Libre: Le long voyage d'Henri\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eEllington Was Not a Street\u003c\/i\u003e by Ntozake Shange won the Coretta Scott King Award. Will Smith's \u003ci\u003eJust The Two of Us\u003c\/i\u003e won an NAACP Image Award, and his new book, \u003ci\u003eWe Are The Ship\u003c\/i\u003e continues to garner major awards. Nelson showed artistic talent at age three and began working in oils by age sixteen. Kadir Nelson lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 12.3 x 9.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) (2009)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monarch Award (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Virginia Readers Choice Award (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52854170288352,"sku":"9780545052511","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/S4y8arwjfu9780545052511.webp?v=1781238293","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/testing-the-ice-a-true-story-about-jackie-robinson-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}