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Kadir Nelson's Books
There are 9 books
1.
Mama Miti
Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
By: Donna Jo Napoli
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 5, 2010
Ages: 4 - 8
Through artful prose and beautiful illustrations, Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson tell the true story of Wangari Muta Maathai, known as “Mama Miti,” who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African...
Other Formats: eBook
2.
All God's Critters
By: Bill Staines
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 36 pages
Publication date: January 27, 2009
Ages: 5 - 8
Big...small...quiet...loud...feathered, flippered, or furred....
All God's critters have a place in the choir! And this jubilant and raucous bunch is waiting for you to join in because everybody has a part to sing. It...
3.
Change Has Come
An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit
By: Kadir Nelson
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 64 pages
Publication date: January 13, 2009
The black and white images throughout are personal reflections, uniquely felt and rendered by award winning artist Kadir Nelson. They are accompanied by the uplifting words of Barack Obama and commemorate the movement and the...
4.
Michael's Golden Rules
By: Deloris Jordan
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: January 23, 2007
Ages: 6 - 10
"I've learned it takes heart to come out a winner every time, whether you win or lose."
-- Michael Jordan
Jonathan wants to win more than anything. But the Badgers haven't seen much of that lately. For Jonathan, the...
5.
Please, Puppy, Please
By: Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: October 18, 2005
Ages: 2 - 5
Away from the gate,
puppy puppy, please, puppy.
Oh wait, puppy, wait,
please, please, please,
please....
In page after page of tail-wagging fun, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Beacon Award-winning...
6.
Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life
By: Jerdine Nolen
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2005
Ages: 5 - 8
Young 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 is small...very small...teeny-weeny, in fact. Descended from a long line...
7.
Ellington Was Not a Street
By: Ntozake Shange
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2004
Ages: 5 - 11
In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision, brought to life in...
8.
Please, Baby, Please
By: Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: November 1, 2002
Ages: 2 - 5
Go 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 Tonya Lewis Lee, preset a behind-the-scenes look at the chills,...
9.
Salt In His Shoes
Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
By: Deloris Jordan and Roslyn M. Jordan
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: November 1, 2000
Ages: 4 - 8
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...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
