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What were the Negro Leagues?, by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi

Work
Publication
Extent
108 pages
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
Isbn
9781524789992
Instance
Label
What were the Negro Leagues?
Title
What were the Negro Leagues?
Statement of responsibility
by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
Creator
Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Member of
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Johnson, Varian
Dewey number
796.357089/96073
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
  • Ages: 8-12 years
  • 1030
Intended audience source
Lexile
LC call number
GV863.A1
LC item number
J66 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Marchesi, Stephen
Series statement
What was?
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Negro leagues
  • African American baseball players
  • Baseball
  • Negro leagues
  • African American baseball players
  • Baseball
Target audience
pre adolescent
Label
What were the Negro Leagues?, by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page 108)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
on1090750949
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
108 pages
Isbn
9781524789992
Lccn
2019030687
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
What were the Negro Leagues?, by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page 108)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
on1090750949
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
108 pages
Isbn
9781524789992
Lccn
2019030687
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations

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