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

This heartwarming picture book, written by the superstar's mother and sister, teaches that hard work and determination are much more important in becoming a champion. Includes a free growth chart bound into the book. Full color.

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 one of the most talented artists in the field of children's illustration. His work has appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times, and he worked on the visual development for DreamWorks SKG films Amistad and Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron. His Thunder Rose, written by Jerdine Nolen, was a Coretta Scott King Honor Book for Illustration, his Ellington Was Not a Street written by Ntozake Shange, received the Coretta Scott King Medal for Illustration and his Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life, written by Jerdine Nolen, won the 2005 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. He is also the illustrator of Roslyn and Deloris Jordan's Salt in His Shoes (Fall 2000), Will Smith's Just the Two of Us (Summer 2001), and Spike and Tonya Lee's Please Baby Please (Fall 2002) and the follow up Please Puppy Please (Fall 2005) as well as Roslyn and Deloris Jordan's Michael's Golden Rules.

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Miami Herald The power of myth-in-the-making.

Product details

• Authors: Deloris Jordan, Roslyn M. Jordan
• Assisted by: Kadir Nelson (Illustration), Nelson Kadir (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.2025
• EAN: 9780689834196
• ISBN: 978-0-689-83419-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 305 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 159 g
• Illustrations: f-c
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / United States, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s picture books, Picture books, Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / United States