Black diamond kings

"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.
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100 1 |a Smith, Charles R.,  |c Jr.,  |d 1969-  |e author. 
245 1 0 |a Black diamond kings /  |c Charles R. Smith Jr. ; illustrated by Adrian Brandon. 
250 |a First edition. 
264 1 |a Somerville, Massachusetts :  |b Candlewick Press,  |c 2025. 
264 4 |c Ã2025 
300 |a 1 volume (unpaged) :  |b color illustrations ;  |c 30 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
336 |a still image  |b sti  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
505 0 0 |t Introducing. Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige --  |t Thunder and lightning. John Gibson --  |t Smooth. Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard --  |t Pop. John Henry "Pop" Lloyd --  |t Dancing at the hot corner. Ray Dandridge --  |t A sonnet for Shakespeare. Willie Wells --  |t Fast as what?. James "Cool Papa" Bell --  |t Monte. Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin --  |t Five-tool turkey. Norman "Turkey" Stearnes --  |t O-S-C-A-R. Oscar Charleston --  |t Smoke. "Smokey" Joe Williams --  |t Kick, mule, kick. George "Mule" Suttles --  |t Player notes --  |t More about the Negro leagues. 
520 |a "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."--  |c Amazon.com. 
520 |a 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. 
650 0 |a African American baseball players  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a Negro leagues  |x History  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a African American baseball players  |v Juvenile poetry. 
650 0 |a Negro leagues  |x History  |v Juvenile poetry. 
655 7 |a Biographical poetry.  |2 lcgft 
655 7 |a Sports poetry.  |2 lcgft 
655 7 |a Picture books.  |2 lcgft 
700 1 |a Brandon, Adrian,  |e illustrator. 
994 |a C0  |b PCB 
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