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We are the Ship : : the Story of Negro League Baseball

Nelson, Kadir. Book - 2008 J 796.357 Ne None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 5 out of 5

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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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PUBLISHED
New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 88 p. : col. ill. ; 29 x 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 900

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780786808328 (hc.) :
0786808322 (hc.) :

SUBJECTS
Negro leagues -- History.
African American baseball players.
African Americans.
Baseball players.