Black Diamond Kings: Heroes of Negro League Baseball - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Charles R. Smith, Adrian Brandon (Illustrator)Series:Sports RoyaltyAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2025-05-06Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9781536225358ISBN-10:1536225355UPC:9781536225358Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Poetry, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:Baseball & SoftballSize:11.50 x 9.80 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCH95QHTNR
Black Diamond Kings: Heroes of Negro League Baseball
From Charles R. Smith Jr., with striking artwork by Adrian Brandon, comes an exuberant collection of poems honoring a dozen outstanding baseball stars from the Negro leagues. Ladies and gentlemen,
the man you came to see,
strolling onto the field
cool
and confidently . . .
Baseball has been and always will be America's pastime. And with the creation of the Negro leagues, men who were denied the...
the man you came to see,
strolling onto the field
cool
and confidently . . .
Baseball has been and always will be America's pastime. And with the creation of the Negro leagues, men who were denied the...
Series: Sports Royalty
Audience: Ages 9-12
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9781536225358ISBN-10:1536225355UPC:9781536225358Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Poetry, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:Baseball & SoftballSize:11.50 x 9.80 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCH95QHTNR
Charles R. Smith Jr. is the author of sports poetry titles such as Hoop Kings, Hoop Kings 2: New Royalty, Hoop Queens, Hoop Queens 2, and Soccer Queens, as well as Pick-Up Game, Chameleon, Major Taylor, illustrated by Leo Espinosa, and the Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali, illustrated by Brian Collier. He is also the recipient of the Coretta...
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
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