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Salt in his shoes Michael Jordan in pursuit of a dream

Young Michael Jordan, who is smaller than the other players, learns that determination and hard work are more important than size when playing the game of basketball.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jordan, Roslyn
Other Authors:	Jordan, Deloris, Nelson, Kadir (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2000.
Subjects:	Jordan, Michael, > 1963- > Juvenile fiction. Basketball > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Young Michael Jordan, who is smaller than the other players, learns that determination and hard work are more important than size when playing the game of basketball.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
ISBN:	0689833717 :
Author Notes:	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 has been honored with the Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, acknowledging his significant and lasting contribution to children's literature. He 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.