What were the Negro Leagues? Cover Image

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

Johnson, Varian, (author.). Marchesi, Stephen, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Which of these facts are true [about the Negro Leagues]? They started because black baseball players were shut out of the majors ; Sometimes Satchel Paige played with nobody else from his team on the field because his pitching was that good ; Thirty-five members of the Negro Leagues are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame ; All of the above! Find out more in this illustrated book!" -- back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781524789985
ISBN: 1524789984
ISBN: 9781524789992
ISBN: 1524789992
ISBN: 9781544439853
ISBN: 9781536460292
Physical Description: 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	"An official Who HQ book"--Cover. "16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Formatted Contents Note:	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 Crawfords and the Grays -- The great experiment -- Jackie Robinson -- The end of an era -- Their place in history -- Timelines -- Bibliography.
Target Audience Note:	Ages: 8-12 years. 1030L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.5 1 506392.