We are the Ship

We are the Ship: The story of Negro League Baseball words and paintings by Kadir Nelson

This stunning book combines sports, history and biography with detailed paintings that capture the viewer. The oversize paintings show details and emotions while sharing the key people and places of this league. The text is friendly to young people as it easily adds important information from the time period and the ugliness of racism in our country while still providing important details. Nelson does a fabulous job of pulling you into the greatness of this league and the many innovations that the players and managers promoted. The resources are cited with endnotes, bibliography, index and and author's note about the process.