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

10 best books like Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream (Deloris Jordan): We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga, My Heart, Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad, The Word Collector, Nelson Mandela, Dancing in the Wings, Flight School, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear, Halloween, Saved by the Boats: The Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

Author	Traci Sorell
ISBN	1632896338

A look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation

The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations...

My Heart

Author	Corinna Luyken
ISBN	0735227934

From the author-illustrator of The Book of Mistakes comes a gorgeous picture book about caring for your own heart and living with kindness and empathy.

My heart is a window. My heart is a slide. My heart can be closed...or opened up wide.

Some days your heart is a puddle or a fence to keep...

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

Author

Ellen Levine

A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist.

Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream...

The Word Collector

Author	Peter H. Reynolds
ISBN	0545865026

Some people collect stamps.
Some people collect coins.
Some people collect art.
And Jerome?
Jerome collected words . . .

In this extraordinary new tale from Peter H. Reynolds, Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him -- short and sweet words, two-syllable treats,...

Nelson Mandela

Author	Kadir Nelson
ISBN	0061783749

One day when Nelson Mandela was nine years old, his father died and he was sent from his village to a school far away from home, to another part of South Africa. In Johannesburg, Mandela saw fellow Africans who were poor and powerless. He decided then that he would work to protect them. When the government...

Dancing in the Wings

Author	Debbie Allen
ISBN	0803725019

Sassy worries that her too-large feet, too-long legs, and even her big mouth will keep her from her dream of becoming a star ballerina. So for now she's just dancing in the wings, watching from behind the curtain, and hoping that one day it will be her turn to shimmer in the spotlight. When the director of...

Flight School

Author	Lita Judge
ISBN	1442481773

I spent the whole time going "but you can swim, Penguin, c'mon!" Which is obviously the wrong reaction here, but even when the critter splashes into the water, there's no acknowledgment of how great penguins are at the actions they were actually built to do.

This one was pretty slight, and on...

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

Author	Lindsay Mattick
ISBN	0316324906

Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, Captain Harry Colebourn, a Canadian veterinarian on his way to serve with cavalry units in Europe, rescued a bear cub in White River, Ontario. He named the bear Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg,...

Halloween

Author	Jerry Seinfeld
ISBN	0316706256

Seems like a lot of celebrities are writing children's books these days.

I guess the name recognition helps out when it comes to picking up the book. But, as many children's stories tell us, it's what's on the inside that matters most.

Which is why I'm a bit frustrated with Jerry Seinfeld's...

Saved by the Boats: The Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11

Author	Julie Gassman
ISBN	1515702758

September 11, 2001 was a black day in U.S. history. Amid the chaos, sea captains and crews raced by boat to the tragic Manhattan scene. Nearly 500,000 people on Manhattan Island were rescued that day in what would later be called the largest sea evacuation in history. In this rarely told story of heroism,...

The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark

Author	Carmen Agra Deedy
ISBN	1561452084

Without the yellow star to point them out, the Jews looked like any other Danes.
For centuries, the Star of David was a symbol of Jewish pride. But during World War II, Nazis used the star to segregate and terrorize the Jewish people. Except in Denmark. When Nazi soldiers occupied his country, King...

Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman

Author	Kathleen Krull
ISBN	0152020985

Before Wilma Rudolph was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg. Everyone said she would never walk again. But Wilma refused to believe it. Not only would she walk again, she vowed, she'd run. And she did run--all the way to the Olympics, where she became the first American woman to earn three...

After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again

Author	Dan Santat
ISBN	1626726825

My name is Humpty Dumpty.
I'm famous for falling off a wall.

(You may have heard about it.)

But that's only half the story...
Because I decided to get back up.
And when I did, something amazing happened.

This story is about my life...
AFTER THE FALL.

Inspiring...

Say Something

Author	Peter H. Reynolds
ISBN	0545865034

The world needs your voice.
If you have a brilliant idea...say something!
If you see an injustice...say something!

In this empowering new picture book, beloved author Peter H. Reynolds explores the many ways that a single voice can make a difference. Each of us, each and every day,...

How to Read a Book

Author

Kwame Alexander

A stunning new picture book from Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet! This New York Times bestselling duo has teamed up for the first time to bring you How to Read a Book, a poetic and beautiful journey about the experience of reading.

Find a tree—a

black...