An edition of We Are the Ship (2008)
We Are the Ship
The Story of Negro League Baseball
By Kadir Nelson
Publish Date
January 8, 2008
Publisher
Jump At The Sun,Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Language
eng
Pages
96
Description:
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.
subjects: African American baseball players, Juvenile literature, Baseball, History, Negro leagues, Baseball players, African Americans, Baseball & Softball, JUVENILE FICTION, JUVENILE NONFICTION, Sports & Recreation, Social Themes, Prejudice & Racism, People & Places, African American, African americans, African americans, juvenile literature, Baseball players, juvenile literature, Baseball, juvenile literature, Baseball, history, award:Sibert_award, lexile:900, lexile_range:901-1000, age:min:8, age:max:12, grade:min:3
Places: United States