Sharon Robinson, the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, has crafted a hearwarming, true story about growing up with her father.

When 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.)

Author: Sharon Robinson
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 12.30h x 9.28w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780545052511

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 133638 / Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson


Award: 2009 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Approved - Picture Book
Award: 2012 Monarch Award Nominee - Grades K-3
Award: 2012 Virginia Readers Choice Award Nominee - Primary
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Picture Book
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - Grades 3-5
Award: 2012 Golden Sower Award Nominee - Primary