Bibliography: Uhlberg, M. (2005). Dad, Jackie, and Me. Illus. Colin Bootman. Atlanta GA: Peachtree Publishers.
Brief Annotation: This story is inspired by Myron Uhlberg childhood. In the summer of 1947, and Jackie Robinson is the new first baseman to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He is also the first black man to ever play for major league baseball. One day Myron and his father (who is deaf) visit Ebbets Field for a game and over the next several days, Myron tries to teach his father all about baseball. Though his father cannot catch a ball thrown to him, the ending of the last game of the season changes all that.
Genre: Sports Fiction
Grade Level: 2-4th
Readers who will like this: Students who are interested in learning about deaf culture and the history of baseball. Also for those students who are interested in learning about African American culture.
Response/Rating: I would give this book a 4 because of how much I liked the old photographs in the front of the book that gave history on baseball and Jackie Robinson. I also loved the strength and determination that came from the deaf father to catch the ball and learn as much about baseball as he could despite his disability.
One question to ask before a read aloud: If you could ever teach someone about something you are passionate about, what would it be and why?
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