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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 -
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,...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 Jordan Jonathan wants to win more than...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,...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...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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Lowell Sun, August 22, 2010
...a Stray, by Ann M. Martin Keeping Score, by Linda Sue Park We Are the Ship (nonfiction), by Kadir Nelson The Mysterious Howling, by Maryrose Wood Love, Ruby Lavender, by Deborah Wiles Questions or comments? Write to mommy@lowellsun.com or visit 'Mommy...
Street Insider, July 15, 2010
...Joining Marshall and Brown to unveil the stamps were Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Gregory Baker, Stamp Artist Kadir Nelson, who designed the stamps, and former Negro leagues player Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. "As we celebrate the 20th anniversary...
Visalia Times-Delta, July 2, 2010
... years and we are celebrating it Saturday with celebrated author/illustrator Kadir Nelson. There will be a Barbershop Quartet starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Kadir Nelson presents at 11 a.m. and will sign books thereafter. We have African Drummers,...
Associated Content, June 29, 2010
...honest of his words really make this book wonderful. Just Two of Us by Will Smith and illustrator Kadir Nelson is an adaptation of the song by the same name. The book is appropriate for children four and older. The book is full of a father's love, hope...
PennLive.com, June 15, 2010
...s author and founder of the American Literacy Corporation 'Testing the Ice” by Sharon Robinson and illustrated by Kadir Nelson is a wonderful book about the life of Jackie Robinson from his daughter’s point of view. Sharon Robinson briefly talks...
Visalia Times-Delta, June 11, 2010
...We have been providing library services for 100 years and we are celebrating it Saturday with celebrated author/illustrator Kadir Nelson. There will be a Barbershop Quartet starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Kadir Nelson presents at 11 a.m. and will sign...
Visalia Times-Delta, May 14, 2010
...10 and ends Aug. 1. On June 12, the Visalia library will continue the celebrations with award-winning author Kadir Nelson, author of 'We are the Ship: The Story of Negro Baseball' and illustrator for 'Please Baby, Please.' Mr. Nelson will provide a...
Suite101.com, May 13, 2010
...About Jackie Robinson Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson, by Sharon Robinson and illustrated by Kadir Nelson [2009, Scholastic Press, ISBN-13: 978-0-545-05251-1], focuses on one of the forerunners in breaking the color barrier in...
Salisbury Post, April 19, 2010
...winning books celebrating African American History. Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led her People to Freedom (2006), illustrated by Kadir Nelson, won a Caldecott Honor, the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration. Birmingham, 1963 won the Lee Bennett...
PublishersWeekly.com, April 19, 2010
...$16.95) ISBN 978-0-8234-1952-4 MAMA MITI: WANGARI MAATHAI AND THE TREES OF KENYA. Donna Jo Napoli. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. (S&S/Paula Wiseman, $16.99) ISBN 978-1-4169-3505-6 MEANWHILE: PICK ANY PATH. 3,856 STORY POSSIBILITIES. Jason Shiga....
Topeka Capital-Journal, April 17, 2010
...her wisdom to share her knowledge with other women turned Kenya into a strong, peaceful country once again. Kadir Nelson's collage illustrations beautifully reflect Mama Miti's message: 'Plant a tree. Peace my people.' — Stanhope, Rick, 31 Ways to...
Examiner.com, April 14, 2010
...tales of nature and animals. Stories include” He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands,” illustrated by Kadir Nelson and with music sung by Crystal Talliefero; “Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message” written and narrated by Chief...
School Library Journal, April 9, 2010
...Tape. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7393-7265-4. $30. Gr 6-10. We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. By Kadir Nelson; narrated by Dion Graham. 2 CDs. 1:55 hrs. with CD of art. Brilliance Audio. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4233-7537-1. $42.97. Gr 2-6. Wildwood...
PublishersWeekly.com, March 16, 2010
...$16.99) ISBN 978-1416991410 MAMA MITI: WANGARI MAATHAI AND THE TREES OF KENYA. Donna Jo Napoli. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. (S&S/Wiseman, $16.99) ISBN 978-1-4169-3505-6 MEANWHILE: PICK ANY PATH. 3,856 STORY POSSIBILITIES. Jason Shiga. (Abrams/Amulet,...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 26, 2010
...Kadir Nelson -- Will speak Saturday. Kadir Nelson is an illustrator of children's books, most of which feature African-American history. He has worked on more than 25 books, including 'Ellington...
Washington Post, February 3, 2010
...MAMA MITI By Donna Jo Napoli Illustrated by Kadir Nelson Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman. $16.99, ages 5-9 When Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, her Green Belt Movement had planted 30 million trees in Africa...
Washington Post, February 3, 2010
Fayetteville Free Weekly, January 28, 2010
...is a good book for an adult, too. I was very impressed by “We Are the Ship” by Kadir Nelson in audio. Yes, this is a picture book about Negro League baseball and the struggle of the players to gain recognition and to bust through racial lines. It’s...
Port Huron Times-Herald, January 20, 2010
...available at favorite bookstores. "Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson" by Sharon Robinson, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, Scholastic, 2009, 40 pages, $16.99 hardcover...
USA Today, January 20, 2010
...as tropical rain forests. Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson By Sharon Robinson, illustrated by Kadir Nelson Scholastic, 40 pp., $16.99, ages 7-10 The daughter of the man who broke baseball's color barrier weaves together two stories...
Houston Chronicle, January 18, 2010
...Graham; and 'We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball,' produced by Brilliance Audio, written by Kadir Nelson and narrated by Dion Graham. Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for most distinguished beginning reader book'Benny and Penny in the Big...
Terrell Tribune, January 17, 2010
...the list offer history lessons, such as We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, by Kadir Nelson and What to Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!,” by author Barbara...
Daily Sparks Tribune, January 2, 2010
...is a good book for an adult, too. I was very impressed by âWe Are the Shipâ by Kadir Nelson in audio. Yes, this is a picture book about Negro League baseball and the struggle of the players to gain recognition and to bust through racial lines....
Daily Nonpareil, December 31, 2009
...is a good book for an adult, too. I was very impressed by We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson in audio. Yes, this is a picture book about Negro League baseball and the struggle of the players to gain recognition and to bust through racial lines. Its a...
DVD Town, December 30, 2009
...Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad' (based on the book by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson). Together the stories have won 15 awards, including the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children´s Video, Caldecott Honor...
Trinidad Guardian, December 27, 2009
...way of having a collection of Willi Chen paintings. Each story is picture-perfect. 11. Testing the Ice by Kadir Nelson is my favourite picture book for readers below ten because of the brilliant way that it captures the essence of Jackie Robinson, a...
San Francisco Chronicle, December 25, 2009
...emblematic of her father's character in Testing the Ice: A True Story of Jackie Robinson, illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Scholastic; 40 pages; $16.99; ages 4-8). She likens her dad's courage in testing the frozen lake near her childhood home so she and her...
Hutchinson News, December 17, 2009
...African-American Nikki Grimes consists of 23 poems featuring the sights and sounds of Christmas, each accompanied by a Kadir Nelson painting. Aileen Fisher has written some cute poems in 'Do Rabbits Have Christmas?' Of course, the season seems to bring...
Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2009
...comes artistically to life in Jim Murphy's 'A Savage Thunder: Antietam and the Bloody Road to Freedom,' Kadir Nelson's 'We Are the Ship' about the Negro baseball leagues and Walter Dean Myer's historical fiction 'Sunrise Over Fallujah.' And I'm not sure...
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...
The Desk Set, August 18, 2010
...from 1pm to 5pm at Pete’s Candy Store. Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine; illustrated by Kadir Nelson Based on the true story of a slave who mailed himself to freedom, Henry’s Freedom Box tells the tale of Henry “Box” Brown and his escape...
Chasing Ray, August 16, 2010
...A NATION'S HOPE: THE STORY OF BOXING LEGEND JOE LOUIS by Matt de la Pena, Illus by Kadir Nelson. Wow - Louis as written by de la Pena and illustrated by Nelson? Who brought them together? Great American story (albeit tragic) that really REALLY needs to...
Under The Banyan Tree, August 7, 2010
...Side by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B.Lewis Henry’s Freedom Box By Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People To Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Technorati Tags:...
Award Tragic, July 31, 2010
...2010 Walter Dean Myers 2009 Author Award We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson Publisher Comments Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the...
Becky's Book Reviews, May 31, 2010
...Little Brown. 214 pages. Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya . Donna Jo Napoli. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. 2010. January 2010. Simon & Schuster. 40 pages. Country Road ABC: An Illustrated Journey Through America's Farmland . Arthur...
Hilltown Families, January 5, 2010
...Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad (based on the book by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson). Together the stories have won 15 awards, including the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video, Caldecott Honor...
ricklibrarian, December 23, 2009
...Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand Audiobooks The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg The...
A Patchwork of Books, December 21, 2009
...copy received from publisher Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson by Sharon Robinson, illustrated by Kadir Nelson "When Jackie Robinson moves his family from New York City to Connecticut, the beautiful lake on their property is the center...
Book Dads, November 24, 2009
...her father are precious in their own right, it is the illustrations by two-time Caldecott Book Honor artist Kadir Nelson that really bring this story to life. The artwork, inspired by Jackie Robinson’s personal family photographs, are warm and...
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...
