We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball

Awards:   Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Audiobook) 2010 Commended for Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2010
Author:   Kadir Nelson ,  Dion Graham
Publisher:   Brilliance Corporation
Edition:   Unabridged
ISBN:  

9781423375364


Pages:   2
Publication Date:   30 January 2009
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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  • Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Audiobook) 2010
  • Commended for Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2010

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"The story of Negro League baseball is the story of gifted athletes and determined owners; of racial discrimination and international sportsmanship; of fortunes won and lost; of triumphs and defeats on and off the field. It is a perfect mirror for the social and political history of black America in the first half of the twentieth century. But most of all, the story of the Negro Leagues is about hundreds of unsung heroes who overcame segregation, hatred, terrible conditions, and low pay to do the one thing they loved more than anything else in the world: play ball. Using an ""Everyman"" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through its decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. The voice is so authentic, you will feel as if you are sitting on dusty bleachers listening intently to the memories of a man who has known the great ballplayers of that time and shared their experiences. We Are the Ship is a tour de force for baseball lovers of all ages. Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award 2009—author award and illustrator honor; Winner of the Sibert Medal Home Page Award 2009"

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Author:   Kadir Nelson ,  Dion Graham
Publisher:   Brilliance Corporation
Imprint:   Brilliance Audio
Edition:   Unabridged
Dimensions:   Width: 13.40cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.091kg
ISBN:  

9781423375364


ISBN 10:   142337536
Pages:   2
Publication Date:   30 January 2009
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"Kadir Nelson began his professional career as an artist, publishing his work and receiving commissions from publishers and production studios such as Dreamworks, where he served as the lead conceptual artist for Steven Spielberg's ""Amistad"" and ""Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,"" Sports Illustrated, Coca-Cola, The United States Postal Service and Major League Baseball, among others. Presently, almost twenty illustrated books are in print, including Debbie Allen's DANCING IN THE WINGS, Ntozake Shange's Coretta Scott King Award-winning book, and Carol Boston Weatherford's MOSES: When Harriet Tubman Led her People to Freedom,"" for which Nelson won a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, a Caldecott Honor and an NAACP Image Award. Most recently, Nelson released his authorial debut, ""WE ARE THE SHIP: The Story of Negro League Baseball"" (Jump at the Sun/Disney), a New York Times best-seller. From HBO's The Wire, he also narrates A & E's The First 48. An Audie award-winning and critically acclaimed actor and narrator, he has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, internationally, in films, and in several hit television series."

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