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We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball
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We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball
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Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson.
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Title
We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball
Call No
GV875.A1
Authors
Nelson, Kadir
Subjects
Negro leagues--History--Juvenile literature.
African American baseball players--Juvenile literature.
Baseball--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Baseball players--Juvenile literature.
Language
English
Published
New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, ©2008.
Publication Desc
88 p. : col. ill. ;
ISBN
9780786808328

(hc.)

LCCN
2008351768
Target Audience
Juvenile
Dimensions
29 x 29 cm.
Awards Note
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2009. Coretta Scott King Award, author, 2009. Coretta Scott King Honor, illustrator, 2009.