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Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
Contributor(s): Jordan, Deloris (Author), Jordan, Roslyn M. (Author), Nelson, Kadir (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0689833717     ISBN-13: 9780689833717
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2000
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Annotation: This heartwarming picture book, written by the superstar's mother and sister, tells the story of Jordan's childhood fear of not being tall enough to play basketball, and how his mother lifted his spirits by telling her son that salt in his shoes would help him grow. Full-color illustrations.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Basketball
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 00020539
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Lexile Measure: 630(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.3" W x 12.1" L (1.10 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: North Carolina Children's Book Award, Winner, Junior Book, 2002
Golden Sower Award, Winner, Grades K-3, 2004
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, Winner, Grades K-3, 2002
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/13/2000 pg. 103
Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2000 pg. 1683
Booklist 02/01/2001 pg. 1056
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 63 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 06/01/2001 pg. 121
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 63 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 45330
Reading Level: 3.6   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Michael Jordan's mother and sister team up for this heartwarming and inspirational picture book about faith and hope and how any family working together can help a child make his or her dreams come true.

Michael Jordan.

The mere mention of the name conjures up visions of basketball played at its absolute best. But as a child, Michael almost gave up on his hoop dreams, all because he feared he'd never grow tall enough to play the game that would one day make him famous.

That's when his mother and father stepped in and shared the invaluable lesson of what really goes into the making of a champion--patience, determination, and hard work.


Contributor Bio(s): Jordan, Deloris: - Deloris Jordan is Michael Jordan's mother and the coauthor of Salt in His Shoes, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, which Booklist called "inspirational;" Did I Tell You I Love You Today?, illustrated by Shane W. Evans, which was called "a tender read-aloud" by Kirkus Reviews; and Dream Big. She is also the author of Family First: Winning the Parenting Game, a book highlighting the seven principles of parenting. Through her work with the James Jordan Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, as well as the Jordan Institute for Families at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mrs. Jordan is widely regarded as an advocate for children and families. The mother of five children and the grandmother of eleven, Mrs. Jordan lives in Chicago.Jordan, Roslyn M.: - Roslyn M. Jordan is Michael Jordan's sister and the coauthor, with Deloris Jordan, of Salt in His Shoes and Did I Tell You I Love You Today? She lives in Chicago.Nelson, Kadir: - Kadir Nelson is an award-winning American artist whose works have been exhibited in major national and international publications, institutions, art galleries, and museums. Nelson is the illustrator of many beloved, award-winning, and bestselling picture books including, We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, winner of the Coretta Scott King and Robert F. Sibert Award; Thunder Rose, written by Jerdine Nolen, which received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award; Ellington Was Not a Street, written by Ntozake Shange, which received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life, written by Jerdine Nolen, which won the 2005 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal; and Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli called "stunning" by Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. He is also the illustrator of Deloris Jordan and Roslyn M. Jordan's Salt in His Shoes and Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee's Please, Baby, Please and Please, Puppy, Please. Kadir Nelson lives in Los Angeles.
 
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