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OverviewDescribes the glory years of Negro League baseball in the early 1900s, profiling its star athletes and highlighting the challenges faced by the players and the sacrifices made to live out their dreams and play the game they loved. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kadir Nelson , Dion GrahamPublisher: Brilliance Corporation Imprint: Brilliance Audio Edition: Unabridged Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 17.20cm Weight: 0.182kg ISBN: 9781423375371ISBN 10: 1423375378 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 This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"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." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |