What were the Negro Leagues? / by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.
| Author/creator | Johnson, Varian author. |
| Other author | Marchesi, Stephen illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Penguin Workshop, 2019. |
| Copyright Date | © 2019 |
| Description | 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | What was? What was--? ^A1171908 |
| Contents | What were the Negro Leagues? -- The beginning of baseball -- The first black pro teams -- Early black baseball stars -- The father of black baseball -- A league of their own -- The Negro Leagues grow -- The second Negro national League -- The Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Homestead Grays -- The great experiment -- Jackie Robinson -- The end of an era -- Their place in history -- Timelines -- Bibliography. |
| Abstract | "Introduces the Negro Leagues of baseball, highlighting the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the leagues during the 1930s and 1940s." -- (Source of summary not specified) |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| Interest age level | Ages 8-12 |
| Audience | 1030 Lexile |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| LCCN | 2019030687 |
| ISBN | 9781524789992 (Library Binding) |
| ISBN | 1524789992 (Library Binding) |
| ISBN | 9781524789985 (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 1524789984 (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781544439853 (FollettBound) |
| ISBN | 1544439857 (FollettBound) |
| ISBN | (eBook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 796.357 J638W | ✔ Available | Place Hold |