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Salt In His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
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Salt In His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream Hardcover - 2000

by Deloris Jordan,Roslyn M. Jordan

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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.

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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, November 2000. Hardcover. Used - Good.
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  • Title Salt In His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
  • Author Deloris Jordan,Roslyn M. Jordan
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 3rd Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, U.S.A
  • Date November 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 228637
  • ISBN 9780689833717 / 0689833717
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 12.1 x 9.3 x 0.5 in (30.73 x 23.62 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 630
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Theometrics: Secular
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Size, Basketball
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00020539
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Booklist, 02/01/2001, Page 1056
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2000, Page 63
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 12/01/2000, Page 1683
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/13/2000, Page 103
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2001, Page 121

About the author

Deloris Jordan is Michael Jordan's mother and the coauthor of Salt in His Shoes and Michael's 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 of Family 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. 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.

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's 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, and bestselling picture books include We 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.

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