| Willie O'Ree: The Story of the First Black Player in the NHL Contributor(s): Mortillaro, Nicole (Author) |
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ISBN: 1459413040 ISBN-13: 9781459413047 Publisher: James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Young Adult Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Hockey |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Series: Lorimer Recordbooks |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.6" W x 7.1" (0.35 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Willie O'Ree made NHL history on January 18, 1958, when he became the first Black player to take to the ice. There was a round of applause when O'Ree stepped onto the ice, and newspapers ran the story. The color barrier in the NHL had been broken, yet it would be sixteen years before the next Black player, Mike Marson, was drafted. Four decades later, the NHL made O'Ree an ambassador for the NHL's Hockey is for Everyone program to encourage kids from all backgrounds to play hockey. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mortillaro, Nicole: - Nicole Mortillaro is a sports editor and writer from Toronto. Her first book in the Recordbooks series was Something to Prove, a biography of hockey player Bobby Clarke. |