LEADER 00000nam 2200385Ia 4500 001 ocn187095171 003 OCoLC 005 20200629173633.0 008 080103t20082008nyua j b 001 0 eng d 020 9780786808328 020 0786808322 035 722265 040 JTB|cJTB|dBAKER|dUtOrBLW|erda 092 |fJ|a796.357|bNEL 100 1 Nelson, Kadir. 245 10 We are the ship :|bthe story of Negro League baseball / |cwords and paintings by Kadir Nelson ; forward by Hank Aaron. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York :|bJump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, |c[2008] 264 4 |c©2008 300 88 pages :|bcolor illustrations ;|c29 x 29 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 500 900L Lexile 500 Accelerated Reader MG 5.9 3 119912 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-86) and index. 520 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. 521 8 900L|bLexile 526 0 Accelerated Reader|bMG|c5.9|d3|z119912 650 0 Negro leagues|xHistory|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 African American baseball players|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Baseball|xHistory|vJuvenile literature. 700 1 Aaron, Hank,|d1934-2021
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