Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages: 8-12 years

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What were the Negro Leagues?

Oclc number

1090750949

Responsibility statement

by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi

Series statement

What was?

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification