We Are the Ship
Subtitle: The Story of Negro League Baseball
Publisher: Jump At The Sun; Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Published: January 8, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780786808328
Subjects: Juvenile Sports; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Baby-Preschool; Children: Grades 2-3; General; People & Places - United States - African-American; Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / African American; Juvenile Fiction / General; Sports & Recreation - Baseball
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.