Title: We are the ship
Author: Kadir Nelson
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Genre: Children's Literature
Sub genre: Chapter Book
Theme: African American, baseball history
Primary and Secondary characters: Historic Baseball players
Awards, date of publication: 2008, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
Publishing company: Hyperion Books
Summary and how it can be used in the classroom: This book tells the story of the Negro League baseball. The story is of gifted athletes and determined owners. It also discusses racial discrimination and international sportsmanship. It discusses triumphs and defeats on and off the field. It is a mirror of the social history of black America in the first half of the twentieth century. The story of the Negro League tells the story of how heroes overcame segregation, terrible condition, and hatred by playing ball. This book also has great illustrations and does a great job at telling the story. This book would be great when teaching African-American history.
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Genre: Children's Literature
Sub genre: Chapter Book
Theme: African American, baseball history
Primary and Secondary characters: Historic Baseball players
Awards, date of publication: 2008, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
Publishing company: Hyperion Books
Summary and how it can be used in the classroom: This book tells the story of the Negro League baseball. The story is of gifted athletes and determined owners. It also discusses racial discrimination and international sportsmanship. It discusses triumphs and defeats on and off the field. It is a mirror of the social history of black America in the first half of the twentieth century. The story of the Negro League tells the story of how heroes overcame segregation, terrible condition, and hatred by playing ball. This book also has great illustrations and does a great job at telling the story. This book would be great when teaching African-American history.
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