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Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson
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4 out of 5
Based on 105 Ratings and 35 Reviews

Book Description
Amazon Best Books of the Month, July 2010: To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Jack Johnson becoming the first black man to win the World Heavyweight Championship on July 4, 1910, award-winning author Charles R. Smith Jr. and illustrator Shane W. Evans have teamed up to create the powerful and poignant Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson which chronicles Johnson's life, from early ... More
Book Information
PublisherRoaring Brook Press
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-101596434732
ISBN-13978-1596434738
Publication Date06/22/2010
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About Charles R. Smith (Author) : Charles R. Smith is a published author, editor, illustrator, and a photographer of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Charles R. Smith include Chameleon, Dance Wi... more
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About Charles R. Smith Jr. (Author) : Charles R. Smith Jr. is a published author, illustrator, and a photographer of children's books. Some of the published credits of Charles R. Smith Jr. include My People, If: A Father's Advice to His S... more
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About Shane W. Evans (Illustrator) : Shane W. Evans is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Shane W. Evans include Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights ... more
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