We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball / words and paintings by Kadir Nelson ; foreword by Hank Aaron.

By: Nelson, Kadir [author.]Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2008Edition: First editionDescription: 88 pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 29 cmISBN: 9780786808328 (hc.); 0786808322 (hc.)Subject(s): Negro leagues -- History -- Juvenile literature | African American baseball players -- Juvenile literature | Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature | Negro leagues | African Americans | Baseball players | Negro leagues -- History | African American baseball players -- HistoryDDC classification: 796.357/640973 LOC classification: GV875.A1 | N45 2008Awards: Coretta Scott King Award, 2009Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Coretta Scott King Award, 2009

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