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"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."--

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Main Author:	Smith, Charles R., Jr., 1969- (Author)
Other Authors:	Brandon, Adrian (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	African American baseball players > Juvenile nonfiction. Negro leagues > History > Juvenile nonfiction. African American baseball players > Juvenile poetry. Negro leagues > History > Juvenile poetry. Biographical poetry. Sports poetry. Picture books.
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Summary:	"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."-- Rhyming text pays homage to twelve baseball legends of the Negro leagues including Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Willie Wells. Back matter presents player notes and more context about the Negro leagues.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
ISBN:	9781536225358 1536225355
Author Notes:	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 Scott King Illustrator Award for his photographs in My People , an adaptation of the Langston Hughes poem. Charles R. Smith Jr. lives in New York. Adrian Brandon is an artist and designer fueled by spreading positive social change through visual storytelling. He lives in Brooklyn.