When Jackie and Hank Met Author:Cathy Goldberg Fishman Jackie and Hank were born eight years and one thousand miles apart. — Nobody knew these babies would grow up and play baseball. Nobody — knew Jackie and Hank would meet and become heroes. — Jackie Robinson and Hank Greenberg were two very different people — But they both became Major League Baseball players, and they both — faced a lot of the same ch... more »allenges in their lives and careers For Jackie, it
was because of his skin color For Hank, it was because of his religion
On May 17, 1947 these two men met for the first time colliding at
first base in a close play While the crowd urged them to fight, Jackie and
Hank chose a different path This is the story of two men who went on to
break the barriers of race and religion in American sports and became
baseball legends in the process Beautiful text by Cathy Goldberg Fishman
is paired with sumptuous paintings by Mark Elliott Generous back
matter material includes a photo and prose biography of each man,
timelines, quotes, resources to learn more, and a selected bibliography.« less