Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream

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Michael Jordans 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 hed never grow tall enough to play the game that would one day make him famous.

Thats when his mother and father stepped in and shared the invaluable lesson of what really goes into the making of a championpatience, determination, and hard work.

Reviews

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books A picture-book winner.
Boston Herald [A] slam-dunk effort.
Chicago magazine An inspiring piece of Jordaniana.
Kirkus Reviews Soul-satisfying.
Miami Herald The power of myth-in-the-making.

Author Bio

Deloris Jordan is Michael Jordans mother and the coauthor ofSalt in His Shoes and Michaels Golden Rules,illustrated by Kadir Nelson;Did I Tell You I Love You Today, illustrated by Shane W. Evans; and Dream Big, illustrated by Barry Root. She is also the author ofFamily First: Winning the Parenting Game, a book highlighting the seven principles of parenting. Through her work with the James R. 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.

Roslyn M. Jordanis Michael Jordans sister and the coauthor, with Deloris Jordan, ofSalt in His ShoesandDid I Tell You I Love You Today.She lives in Chicago.

Kadir Nelson is an award-winning American artist whose works have been exhibited in major national and international publications, institutions, art galleries, and museums. Nelsons work has won the Coretta Scott King Award, the Robert F. Sibert Award, two Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Awards, and the 2005 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. His beloved, award-winning, andbestselling picture books includeWe Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball; Thunder Rose, written by Jerdine Nolen;Ellington Was Not a Street, written by Ntozake Shange; Salt in His Shoes, written by Deloris Jordan and Roslyn M. Jordan; and many more. Kadir lives in Los Angeles.