{"product_id":"testing-the-ice-a-true-story-about-jackie-robinson-9780545052511","title":"Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson","description":"Sharon Robinson, the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, has crafted a hearwarming, true story about growing up with her father.\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.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, is the author of several works of fiction and nonfiction. She has also written several widely praised nonfiction books about her father, including \u003ci\u003eJackie's Nine: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackie Robinson's Values to Live By\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePromises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647477551378,"sku":"9780545052511","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_02426360-ea9a-4e58-a3c2-7bbdcc0b153c.jpg?v=1734800488","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/testing-the-ice-a-true-story-about-jackie-robinson-9780545052511","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}