Title |
We are the ship the story of Negro League baseball
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Names |
Nelson, Kadir.
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Book Number |
DB066426
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Presents the history of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through its decline after Jackie Robinson moved to the major leagues in 1947 and broke the racial barrier. Discusses gifted athletes, discrimination, and the players' passion for the sport. For grades 3-6 and older readers. Coretta Scott King Award. Sibert Award. 2008.
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Narrator |
Young, Chuck.
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Local Subject |
Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN
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Juvenile - Non-Fiction Grades 3-6 - JN3
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Short Book - SH
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Juvenile Book - JU
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Sports & Recreation - SPO
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Sports - Baseball - SPB
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Black Interest - BLK
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History - HST
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History, United States - HUS
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Award-Winning Children's Books - AWJ
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Audience Notes |
Male narrator.
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For grades 3-6.
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Award winner.
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LC Subject |
African American baseball players - Juvenile literature
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African Americans - Juvenile literature
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Baseball players - Juvenile literature
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Negro leagues - History - Juvenile literature
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Baseball - United States - History - Juvenile literature
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Call Number |
j796.3576408996073 JNF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2008
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2008 (NLS, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, c2008. 0786808322
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