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Kadir Nelson's Books
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All God's CrittersCaldecott Honor artist and Coretta Scott King winner Kadir Nelson will inspire children in this rousing celebration of diversity and spirituality.Read More
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Change Has ComeThe black and white images throughout are personal reflections, uniquely felt and rendered by award winning artist Kadir Nelson. They are accompanied...Read More
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Please, Baby, PleaseGo back to bed,baby please, baby, please.Not on your HEAD,baby baby baby, please!Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, producer...Read More
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Michael's Golden Rules"I've learned it takes heart to come out a winner every time, whether you win or lose." -- Michael JordanJonathan wants to win more than anything. But...Read More
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Please, Puppy, PleaseAway from the gate,puppy puppy, please, puppy.Oh wait, puppy, wait,please, please, please,please....In page after page of tail-wagging fun, Academy...Read More
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Hewitt Anderson's Great Big LifeYoung Hewitt Anderson is his parents' pride and joy, and they love him so. Hewitt is sweet, smart, polite -- everything a boy could be -- except Hewitt...Read More
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Ellington Was Not a StreetIn a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of...Read More
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Salt In His ShoesMichael 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...Read More
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Chicago Tribune, November 20, 2009
...Robinson moved his family out to Connecticut. The best thing about this book is that Sharon Robinson and Kadir Nelson can retell the story you do know — of Jackie Robinson’s color-barrier-breaking entry into Major League Baseball — as a way of...
Bradenton Herald, November 19, 2009
...east and west walls display noncommissioned paintings by Evans, who counts artists from Picasso to Maurice Sendak to Kadir Nelson, a contemporary artist and friend in California, as his inspirations...
The Item, November 16, 2009
...able to appreciate the literature. However, the shining moment for this book lies within its illustrations created by Kadir Nelson. Colorful and expertly designed pictures and images that will capture any child's attention at story reading time are great...
Wicked Local Randolph, October 20, 2009
...read a lot at home. Her favorite book is, “Just the Two of Us,” by Will Smith and Kadir Nelson. Tarca said copies of the book were purchased through a grant from the local education fund, and resold to parents for $2. Because the club has started,...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 6, 2009
...baseball. 'All of my books are about overcoming obstacles.' The illustrations for 'Testing the Ice' were done by Kadir Nelson, an award-winning children's book illustrator and author. Baseball is a favorite subject for Nelson. This year, he became the...
PRWeb, August 7, 2009
...Agra Deedy, Liz Kessler, Jeff Kinney, Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, James Patterson, Jerry Pinkney, Rick Riordan, Sharon Robinson and Kadir Nelson, James L. Swanson and Jacqueline Woodson. The , the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, is the world's...
EMedia Wire, August 7, 2009
...Agra Deedy, Liz Kessler, Jeff Kinney, Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, James Patterson, Jerry Pinkney, Rick Riordan, Sharon Robinson and Kadir Nelson, James L. Swanson and Jacqueline Woodson. The , the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, is the world's...
Broadcast Newsroom, July 13, 2009
...Yverne 'Pat' Moore. The 44-cent First-Class Anna Julia Cooper commemorative stamp features a portrait of her created by Kadir Nelson of San Diego, CA, who based his painting on an undated photograph. Nelson worked under the direction of Art Director...
Poten & Partners, June 11, 2009
...Yverne 'Pat' Moore. The 44-cent First-Class Anna Julia Cooper commemorative stamp features a portrait of her created by Kadir Nelson of San Diego, CA, who based his painting on an undated photograph. Nelson worked under the direction of Art Director...
Earthtimes.org, June 11, 2009
...Yverne "Pat" Moore. The 44-cent First-Class Anna Julia Cooper commemorative stamp features a portrait of her created by Kadir Nelson of San Diego, CA, who based his painting on an undated photograph. Nelson worked under the direction of Art Director...
Examiner.com, May 16, 2009
...for young people. (Avenue article, source) The couple followed up Please, Baby, Please with Please Puppy Please. Artist Kadir Nelson illustrated the books. The photo up top is featured at Blackosity.com, where the writer informs readers of Spike Lee's...
Reed Business Information, April 13, 2009
...Valley Forge by Russell Freedman; Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls; and We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson...
EURweb, April 10, 2009
...inductee into the Postal Service's Literary Arts series. Artwork for the 61-cent First-Class two-ounce stamp created by Kadir Nelson of San Diego, CA, features a portrait of Wright in front of snow-swept tenements on the South Side of Chicago, a scene...
New Jersey Online, April 1, 2009
...and lived there until his death at 52 in 1960. The stamp features a portrait of Wright by Kadir Nelson based on a 1945 photograph. He is shown in front of snowy tenements on Chicago's South Side, the setting of 'Native Son.' For more information, go to...
Seacoast Online, March 12, 2009
...for young adults. 'We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball,' written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, is the 2009 Coretta Scott King Book Award, recognizing an African-American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 4, 2009
...committee and coordinator of school and student services at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. 'Artists like Kadir Nelson, E.B. Nelson and Bryan Collier received their first awards from the Coretta Scott King Committee and now they are major...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 3, 2009
...committee and coordinator of school and student services at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. 'Artists like Kadir Nelson, E.B. Nelson and Bryan Collier received their first awards from the Coretta Scott King Committee and now they are major...
Top40-Charts, March 3, 2009
...has amassed an array of best selling authors and illustrators, including Rick Riordan and his Percy Jackson series; Kadir Nelson's We Are the Ship; Gail Carson Levine's Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand; Sara Pennypacker's Clementine, Eoin Colfer's...
Salina Journal, February 27, 2009
...committee and coordinator of school and student services at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. 'Artists like Kadir Nelson, E.B. Nelson and Bryan Collier received their first awards from the Coretta Scott King Committee, and now they are major...
Boston Globe, February 22, 2009
...Frazee Harcourt, 40 pp., ages 5-10, $16 WE ARE THE SHIP: The Story of Negro League Baseball By Kadir Nelson Hyperion, 96 pp., ages 6 and up, $18.99 The American Library Association recently announced its big winners. Neil Gaiman (author of 'Coraline' and...
Eugene Weekly, February 19, 2009
...books, the next of which is due out in the fall. For baseball fans, there?s nothing like Kadir Nelson?s multiple award-winning We Are the Ship (bad title, great book), which recounts some of the history of the various Negro Leagues. Nelson both...
MSNBC, February 11, 2009
...âChange Has Comeâ','Illustrator Kadir Nelson\'s book, 'Change Has Come,' is a commemoration to the historic election of President Barack Obama. He captures the excitement with images of and quotes from the President. An...
ABC News, February 9, 2009
...otherwise heavy text. 'Abe's Honest Words' (Hyperion, $16.99, ages 8-12) by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Lincoln's most famous words come alive with Nelson's richly colored paintings: Young Lincoln with book in hand as he works the...
Daytona Beach News Journal, February 8, 2009
...and young adults: 'We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball,' written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, published by Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, is the King Author Book winner. 'The Blacker the Berry,' illustrated by Floyd...
St. Catherines Standard, January 31, 2009
...the Night, written by Susan Marie Swanson. The Coretta Scott King Award for best author was given to Kadir Nelson, for We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. The illustrator award went to Floyd Cooper for The Blacker the Berry. The King...
Library Journal, January 29, 2009
...Author Book Award: We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball, written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Disney- Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award: The Blacker the Berry, illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol Thomas...
Columbus Dispatch, January 27, 2009
...books. The top winners: ? Author award: We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson ? Illustrator award: The Blacker the Berry by Floyd Cooper (written by Joyce Carol Thomas) For a complete list of winners of children'sbook...
Baltimore Sun, January 27, 2009
...the Night, written by Susan Marie Swanson. The Coretta Scott King Award for best author was given to Kadir Nelson for We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. The illustrator award went to Floyd Cooper for The Blacker the Berry. The King...
Denver Post, January 27, 2009
...illustrators, went to 'We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball,' written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and to 'The Blacker the Berry,' illustrated by Floyd Cooper and written by Joyce Carol Thomas. Zetta Elliott, author of 'Bird,' won...
USA Today, January 26, 2009
...Caldecott Medal for best picture book. " We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, by Kadir Nelson the Coretta Scott King Award for best African-American writer. " Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award...
Denver Post, January 26, 2009
...and illustrators, went to 'We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball,' written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and 'The Blacker the Berry,' illustrated by Floyd Cooper and written by Joyce Carol Thomas. Zetta Elliott, author of 'Bird,' won the...
Baltimore Sun, January 26, 2009
...the Night,' written by Susan Marie Swanson. The Coretta Scott King Award for best author was given to Kadir Nelson, for 'We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball.' The illustrator award went to Floyd Cooper for 'The Blacker the Berry.' The...
CBC, January 26, 2009
...Caldecott Medal for illustration for her work on The House in the Night, written by Susan Marie Swanson. Kadir Nelson, whose debut non-fiction book tells the story of how gifted athletes overcame racial discrimination in the early part of the 20th...
ABC News, January 26, 2009
...the Night,' written by Susan Marie Swanson. The Coretta Scott King Award for best author was given to Kadir Nelson, for 'We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball.' The illustrator award went to Floyd Cooper for 'The Blacker the Berry.' The...
Denver Post, January 26, 2009
...illustrators, went to 'We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball,' written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and to 'The Blacker the Berry,' illustrated by Floyd Cooper and written by Joyce Carol Thomas. Zetta Elliott, author of 'Bird,' won...
Denver Post, January 26, 2009
...illustrators, went to 'We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball,' written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and to 'The Blacker the Berry,' illustrated by Floyd Cooper and written by Joyce Carol Thomas. Zetta Elliott, author of 'Bird,' won...
PublishersWeekly.com, January 26, 2009
...Backyard Predator by Sarah C. Campbell, photographs by Sarah C. Campbell and Richard P. Campbell (Boyds Mills Press). Kadir Nelson won the Coretta Scott King Author award for We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun),...
CBC, January 26, 2009
...Krommes won the 2009 Randolph Caldecott Medal for illustration for her work on , written by Susan Marie Swanson. Kadir Nelson, whose debut non-fiction book tells the story of how gifted athletes overcame racial discrimination in the early part of the...
570News, January 26, 2009
...the Night,' written by Susan Marie Swanson. The Coretta Scott King Award for best author was given to Kadir Nelson, for 'We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. The illustrator award went to Floyd Cooper for 'The Blacker the Berry.' The King...
New York Times, January 26, 2009
...King Awards for outstanding books for children and young adults by African American authors and illustrators went to Kadir Nelson for ?We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball,? and Floyd Cooper, illustrator of ?The Blacker the...
Kansas City Star, January 24, 2009
...Caldecott winner was Bears Picture, illustrated by D.B. Johnson. Honor books included Abes Honest Words, illustrated by Kadir Nelson; House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes; One Boy, written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger; and Dinosaur...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 20, 2009
...the ocean in spare, stunning artwork. 'We Are the Ship' (Hyperion, $18.99, ages 8 up) -- Author-illustrator Kadir Nelson's magnificent artwork pays homage to Negro League Baseball. 'Wabi Sabi' (Little Brown, $16.99, ages 4 up) -- Caldecott Medalist Ed...
Boston Herald, January 19, 2009
...Lincoln) remains the tallest president at 6-foot-4. Change Has Come (Simon & Schuster, $12.99, 9-12), illustrated by Kadir Nelson with the words of Obama. Kadir captures Obamas messages of community, hope and change in black-and-white drawings in this...
Chicago Tribune, January 17, 2009
...By Mary Harris Russell Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit Drawings by Kadir Nelson With the words of Barack Obama Simon & Schuster, $12.99 Ages 8 and up If you had heard that Kadir Nelson was doing a book on Barack Obama...
Boston Herald, January 4, 2009
...will help kids understand and appreciate Twains elevated place in American letters. _ 'We Are the Ship,' by Kadir Nelson (ages 8 and up). A glorious tribute to the Negro League, written in the folksy vernacular of a fictional player. The artwork could...
Miami Herald, December 27, 2008
...will help kids understand and appreciate Twain's elevated place in American letters. We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson (ages 8 and up). A glorious tribute to the Negro League, written in the folksy vernacular of a fictional player. The artwork could hang...
STLtoday.com, December 16, 2008
...release, Barack Obama: An American Story; ages 4-8 Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit by Kadir Nelson, illustrator (S&S, $12.99 ISBN 978-1-416-90955-4; Jan.); ages 9-12 Meet President Barack Obama by Laine Falk...
STLtoday.com, December 12, 2008
...release, Barack Obama: An American Story; ages 4-8 Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit by Kadir Nelson, illustrator (S&S, $12.99 ISBN 978-1-416-90955-4; Jan.); ages 9-12 Meet President Barack Obama by Laine Falk...
Lakeland Ledger, December 10, 2008
...Ages 7 and up) ''We Are the Ship:'' The Story of Negro League Baseball. Written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion. $18.99. (Ages 8 and up) ''Ghosts in the House!:'' Written and illustrated by Kazuno Kohara. Roaring Book Press....
Bradenton Herald, November 28, 2008
...his tranquil spirit with his young friends. 'We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball,' by Kadir Nelson. History of Negro League baseball through players' voices...
Columbus Dispatch, November 23, 2008
...Normal by Leslie Connor (Katherine Tegen) â?¢ We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson (Hyperion) â?¢ What To Do About Alice? by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham (Scholastic) â?¢ The Willoughbys by...
MyBrownBaby, October 16, 2009
...the following MyBrownBaby readers—winners of "Testing the Ice," the beautiful new book by Sharon Robinson and illustrator Kadir Nelson. FROM RANDOM.ORG Here are your random numbers: 1 3 10 14 17 Timestamp: 2009-10-16 13:09:57 UTC Congratulations Terri...
MotherReader, September 28, 2009
...schedule in advance, but I had to make some very tough decisions. The Jeff Kinney signing or the Kadir Nelson reading? The signing for Judy Blume or Holly Black? The author session of Mo Willems or Rick Riordan? Ah! Gotcha there! Mo Willems, definitely....
MotherReader, September 24, 2009
...schedule in advance, but I had to make some very tough decisions. The Jeff Kinney signing or the Kadir Nelson reading? The signing for Judy Blume or Holly Black? The author session of Mo Willems or Rick Riordan? Ah! Gotcha there! Mo Willems, definitely....
Book Nut, September 4, 2009
...where would you go? Nim's Island (Wendy Orr) Your favorite form of transport: We Are the Ship (Kadir Nelson) Your best friend is . . . ? Permanent Rose (Hilary McKay) You and your friends are . . .? Stealing Heaven (Elizabeth Scott) What’s the...
Thmazing's Thutopia, August 17, 2009
...Dr. Sharon Moalem, finished August 6 073) We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson, finished August 6 072) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, finished July 29 071) The Left Bank Gang by Jason, finished July 22 070) The Juggler...
ButAsForMe, June 9, 2009
...NEW BOOK Meet President Barack Obama Falk, Laine in eBay Learn More: NEW BOOK Meet President Barack Obama Falk, Laine More: Browse Related Items… Related Post: BARACK OBAMA # 1 COMIC BOOK by IDW - 1ST PRINT The Case Against Barack...
mediabistro.com: GalleyCat, May 4, 2009
...I fell in love with this book, Coretta Scott, poetry by Ntozake Shange and Paintings by Kadir Nelson. "The illustrations", that's all I have to say, "the illustrations." They're mouth-watering, mind-blowing, so life-like but keep the simplicity that...
The Late Adopter, April 30, 2009
...1 , 2002. George Nelson, How to See: A Guide to Reading Our Man-Made Environment , 2003. Ntozake Shange and Kadir Nelson, Coretta Scott , 2009. DVDs: Martin Scorsese Collection , 2004. Time Bandits , 1981. Tokyo Story , 1953. The Wrestler , 2008...
Book Nut, April 21, 2009
...The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson ages: 8-12 First sentence: "Seems like we've been playing baseball for a mighty long time." I am not a baseball fan. I did not grow up in...
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...the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee, Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge, We are the Ship by Kadir Nelson, Pictures from Our Vacation by Lynne Rae Perkins, Pale Male by Janet Schulman and Meilo So, How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz, The Wall by Peter...
Pub Rants, April 10, 2009
...a title that sales was unsure of -- some felt, for instance, that WE ARE THE SHIP by Kadir Nelson was not obvious enough, even with the subtitle “The Story of Negro League Baseball.” Every day, editors and publishers do support the vision and...
Becky's Book Reviews, February 28, 2009
...Fitzmaurice. 2. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. 3. All God's Critters by Bill Staines. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson 4. A Mighty Fine Time Machine by Suzanne Bloom. 5. The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket. Number of Picture Books = 20 All God's...
Biblio File, February 23, 2009
...liked, and one of which I really hated. We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball Kadir Nelson This is a beautifully illustrated book about Negro League baseball. It won the Coretta Scott King honors for artwork and writing and it won the...
Maw Books Blog, February 22, 2009
...Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Kadir Nelson is a 2007 Caldecott Honor book and won the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration. This picture book tells the story of Harriet Tubman,...
Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf, February 19, 2009
...It’s been quite a year for Kadir Nelson. The author of We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion) has been racking up awards right and left. In recent weeks he...
Maw Books Blog, February 14, 2009
...by Ben Boos We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson Picture Books Nic Bishop Frogs written and illustrated by Nic Bishop A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams written by Jen Bryant;...
Fluff In Your Ear, February 11, 2009
...of Lincoln, check out Dorreen Rappaport’s Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln ilustrated by Kadir Nelson. A Darwin picture book biography for older readers new this year is One Beetle Too Many: the Extraordinary Adventures of Charles...
Becky's Book Reviews, January 28, 2009
...Fleming's The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary, Russell Freedman's Washington at Valley Forge, Kadir Nelson's We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, and Dorothy Hinshaw Patent's When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's...
One-Minute Book Reviews, January 27, 2009
...hotels wouldn’t rent rooms to them We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. By Kadir Nelson. Foreword by Hank Aaron. Hyperion/Jump at the Sun, 88 pp., $18.99. Ages 8 and up. By Janice Harayda Remembering Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and...
Omnivoracious, January 27, 2009
...outstanding inspirational and educational contributions author award: We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson illustrator award: The Blacker the Berry illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol Thomas honor books...
Collection Developments @ Sno-Isle, January 26, 2009
...informational book published during the preceding year): We are the ship: the story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson Sibert Honors: Bodies from the ice: melting glaciers and rediscovery of the past by James M. Deem What to do about Alice?: How...
Shelf Talk, January 26, 2009
...Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart Nation by Terry Pratchett Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan Coretta Scott King Author Award : Kadir Nelson for We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (this also won the Sibert award, see below). Coretta Scott King...
Authorlink News Alert, January 26, 2009
...Audio/HarperCollins Publishers Sibert Medal "We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball" written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group Sibert Honor Books "Bodies from the...
Maw Books Blog, January 26, 2009
...Audio/HarperCollins Publishers Sibert Medal “We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball” written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group Sibert Honor Books “Bodies from...
ArtsBeat, January 26, 2009
...King Awards for outstanding books for children and young adults by African American authors and illustrators went to Kadir Nelson for “We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball,” and Floyd Cooper, illustrator of “The Blacker the...
Book Kitten, January 26, 2009
... Coretta Scott King Author Awards WINNER Kadir Nelson for We are the Ship HONOR Hope Anita Smith for Keeping the Night Watch Joyce Carol Thomas for The Blacker the Berry Carole Boston Weatherford for Becoming Billie Holiday...
Book Kitten, January 26, 2009
...to see The GUardian by Julius Lester recognized. I am pretty confident that We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson will at LEAST get an Honor, but more likely, the Caldecott (and Coretta Scott King). WOuldn't be a bit surprised to see The Hunger Games honored...
Christian Children's Book Review, January 19, 2009
...Choir," describes all sorts of animals singing and clapping and praising the Lord. Coupled with illustrations by Kadir Nelson, the text translates into a zany stage production. One page toward the back of the book folds out to a four-page spread. Also at...
YALSA, December 2, 2008
...NOT one of those options, though. For the Entire Family to Enjoy Together : WE ARE THE SHIP by Kadir Nelson The story of the Negro League is breathtakingly written and illustrated by Nelson. THE TROUBLE BEGINS AT 8 by Sid Fleischman Meet Mark Twain up...
Becky's Book Reviews, November 24, 2008
...for its art and its story is We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson. If you had twenty-four hours, a time machine, and a limitless supply of money, what would you want to do? Yikes! There are tons of folks I’d want...
