Title:
What were the Negro Leagues? / by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.
ISBN:
9781524789992
9781524789985
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2019]
© 2019
Physical Description:
108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
General Note:
"An official Who HQ book"--Cover.
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.
Summary:
In America during the early twentieth century, no part was safe from segregation, not even the country's national pastime, baseball. Despite their exodus from the Major Leagues because of the color of their skin, African American men still found a way to participate in the sport they loved. Author Varian Johnson shines a spotlight on the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the Negro Leagues during the 1930s and 40s. Readers will learn about how phenomenal players like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and of course, Jackie Robinson greatly changed the sport of baseball.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 6.5 1 506392
Added Author:
Interest age level:
Ages: 8-12 years.
Audience:
1030L Lexile
OCLC Number:
on1090750949
Availability:
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