Courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence. Jackies 9 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. It should be no surprise that sharon robinson, daughter of legendary baseball hero and american icon jackie robinson, chooses that special number to celebrate the values her father exemplified in his daily life in her new book, jackies nine. Our school social worker is going to use parts of the book to go along with her behavior plan for the students to use this school year. Which of the following best describes the purpose of. There are nine innings, nine players and 90 feet between bases. Determination is christopher reeves daily struggle against depression. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In todays excerpt from the most recent edition in the story of god bible commentary series, author wendy l. These values are courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence. Jackie robinson, including promises to keep and jackies nine. Intended as an inspirational book for young people, baseball halloffamer jackie robinsons daughter has compiled a series of brief essays and anecdotes illustrating nine values that defined her fathers approach to life.
It should be no surprise that sharon robinson, daughter of legendary baseball hero and american icon jackie robinson, chooses that special number to. Robinson pays tribute to the values that she believes exemplified her fathers life in this rather choppy collection of pieces, the majority of which have been published in earlier books. Jackie robinsons values to live by booktalk jackie was the first black man to play professional baseball, and his nonviolent actions and his values helped open the door for many to follow. The book of daniel is often read for its contribution to our understanding of endtimes events, but sometimes christians have been so obsessed with this that we have missed its main message. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Top five jackie collins novels from the stud to the bitch, the queen of the bonkbuster revelled in a world of sex, scandal and glamour. Jackie robinson was a great ball player and an inspiring person off the field. Jackie kennedy knew about jfks affairs and considered divorcing him. Love the nine values jackie chose to guide his life. Sharon robinson, the daughter of baseball player jackie robinson, wanted to teach kids about her father, so she wrote a childrens book. Now all people including our youth can read and personalize the nine.
How can writing a clear specific purpose help you put together a more effective speech. Jackie kennedy knew about jfks affairs and considered. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. What is the difference between a general purpose and a specific purpose. Jackie robinson broke the color barrier when he became the first black athlete to play major league baseball after joining the brooklyn dodgers in 1947. Raised in suburban connecticut, robinson was only six years old when her father retired from baseball and just 12 when he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame. The book jackies nine by sharon robinson really teaches people quite a bit.