"Jake and his best friend, Emerson, both have to do projects on famous artists. They're not quite sure where to start until... Action figures of renowned artist Frida Kahlo and baseball great Jackie Robinson magically come to life! The tiny toys tag along on a museum trip with the boys. But when Jake decides to sneak in a visit to a baseball exhibit, the secret of the tiny geniuses may not be secret for long!" -back of cover.

With his ability to travel through time by using baseball cards, Joe goes back to 1947 to meet Jackie Robinson, turning into a black boy in the process. Joe Stoshack has really done it this time. When a pitcher insults his Polish heritage, Joe flings his bat and prompts an on-field brawl that ends in a two-team pileup. He's suspended from Little League ... indefinitely. At school, his teacher assigns an oral report for Black History Month. The topic?...

Eight-year-old Steve Satlow is thrilled when Jackie Robinson moves into his Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1948, although many of his neighbors are not, and when Steve actually meets his hero he is even more excited--and worried that a misunderstanding over a Christmas tree could damage his new friendship.