We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball
(2008)
By:
Nelson, Kadir
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/796.357/NELSON,K
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, [2008]
©2008
©2008
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
88 pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780786808328 (hc.) :, 0786808322 (hc.) :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Winner of the 2009 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
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
Winner of the 2009 Coretta Scott King Author Award
Winner of the 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
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900L