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

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"Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream" is a children's picture book that shares an inspirational story from Michael Jordan's childhood about perseverance, faith, and hard work on the path to achieving his basketball dreams.

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instanceOf biographical children's book
children's picture book
inspirational book
about basketball
faith
hard work
perseverance
pursuit of dreams
self-confidence
author Deloris Jordan NERFINISHED
Roslyn M. Jordan NERFINISHED
basedOn childhood of Michael Jordan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
features full-color illustrations
featuresCharacter Michael Jordan's father NERFINISHED
Michael Jordan's mother
Michael Jordan's siblings
genre children's literature
picture book
sports literature
hasFormat e-book
hardcover
paperback
hasSubject African American athletes
overcoming obstacles
sports role models
illustrator Kadir Nelson NERFINISHED
intendedAgeRange early elementary school children
intendedUse character education
read-aloud in classrooms
mainCharacter Michael Jordan NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor portrayal of young Michael Jordan
originalLanguage English
pageCountApproximate 32
publicationYear 2000
publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers NERFINISHED
setting Michael Jordan's childhood
targetAudience children
teaches importance of determination
importance of patience
importance of practice
value of family support
timePeriodDepicted 1960s
1970s

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