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Michael Jordan.
The mere mention of the name conjures up visions of basketball played at it is sheer best. But as a child, Michael almost gave up on his hoop dreams, all because he dire he’d never grow tall sufficient to play the game that would one day make him famous. That’s when his mother and father stepped in and shared the worthful lesson of what actually goes into the making of a champion — patience, determination, and hard work. Deloris Jordan, mother of the basketball phenomenon, teams up with his sister Roslyn to tell this heartwarming and inspirational story that only the members of the Jordan family could tell. It’s a tale in regards to faith and hope and how any family working together may support a child make his or her dreams come true.
ReviewBefore basketball star Michael Jordan’s name was uttered reverently in households all over the planet, young Michael was just a shrimpy kid attempting to play ball with the huge boys in the neighborhood. Tired of being teased by the greatest boy on the court, Michael is convinced the only solution is to grow taller. His mama smilingly proposes putting salt in his shoes and saying a prayer each night. His daddy tells young Michael that “Being taller may help you play a little better, but not as much as practice, determination, and giving your best will. Those are the things that make you a real winner.” And so they are. At 6-foot-6, Michael may not have grown up to be the tallest player on the court, but he sure did turn out to be one of the best!
As his mother and his sister, Deloris Jordan and Rosalyn Jordan are in a gorgeous good position to tell us all with regards to what made Michael a star. They give rise to an effigy of a cozy, loving family life any child would be happy to come home to. Award-winning illustrator Kadir Nelson’s oil pictures of the gangly little Michael with hyperlong arms and oversized hands capture the preteen potential as well as his gawky grace. This warm, uplifting story will give hope or courage to young readers to chase their dreams with hard work and faith. (Ages 5 to 9) –Emilie Coulter
From Publishers WeeklyMichael Jordan’s mother and sister team up for an inspirational story in regards to this athlete’s earliest on-court efforts. Nelson (Big Jabe) is also a strong player here; he contributes animated art, rendered in a cartoon style that is informal yet polished. In the opening scenario, a bully intimidates young Jordan for the duration of a basketball game at a neighborhood park, causing him to flub a pass. Michael tells his older brothers, “I am genuinely sorry, guys. If I were taller that wouldn’t have happened.” When he asks his mother what will make him grow, she advises him to put salt in his shoes and say a prayer each night. Though he obligesDand proceeds to exercise shooting baskets at homeDhis attempts don’t without delay recompense off. One day, his father convinces him that, rather than being tall, “practice, determination, and giving your best” are the keys to being “a real winner,” and Michael runs off to join his brothers in the park, where he makes the game’s winning shot. Though the book ends with a rather facile slam-dunk, the writers offer authorized clear or deep perception into this six-foot-six-inch-tall hoopster’s boyhood spunk as well as reassurance to young athletes raring for a growth spurt. Nelson handily balances in-your-face on-court action with more reflective portraits of the player’s inner growth. All ages. (Nov.)
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From School Library Journal Gr 2-4-Deloris Jordan tells of an episode in her famous son’s childhood in which the future superstar yearned to be a better basketball player. Michael wished to be taller so that he could compete with the more prominent kids, exceptionally one fellow member of an opposing team. His mother suggested that a combining of salt in his shoes, patience, and prayer would do the trick. Michael, seeing his mother’s success with plants, consorted to give it a try, but after assorted months, he was disappointed to see that he was still the same size. While his mother prayed, he practiced rather of playing but still he didn’t grow. When he told his father that he necessitated to be taller, his father explained that he was already a great player because of his heart, and that “practice, determination, and giving your best” were the things that made somebody a winner. Michael returned to playing basketball and made the winning basket for his brothers’ team. This readable and agreeably diverting story will delight the superstar’s fans. Nelson’s illustrations fetch the right blend of bright color, realism, and personality, giving youngsters a great deal of details to pore over amid readings. It will have to read aloud well for younger children and their parents, and independent readers will receive pleasure from it on their own. Jeffrey A. French, Euclid Public Library, OH Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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 Salt in His Shoes
By Martha Burroughs
I saw Deloris Jordan and Roslyn Jordan interviewed on one of the morning shows and was anxious to get this book and part it with my second graders. I was not disappointed. I’m always looking for real life role models to tell the kids with regards to and Michael Jordan and his determination to achieve his dream in truth fit the bill. It had so a good deal of parts in it that are crucial for today’s kids…ignoring bullies, looking to your families for support, not giving up, keeping your eye on a dream, knowing what you want in life. I hope that my students do not forget the lessons taught in this fine story and at least commence to learn what may be achieved.
11 of 11 persons found the following review helpful.
salt in his shoes and the salt of the earth
By Diann Gordon
I had the privelege of meeting Mrs. Jordan and Roslyn at a recent booksigning in Chicago. To listen both these aweinspiring ladies speak, was inspirational and makes one realize that Michael Jordan’s family is also the salt of the earth. Futhermore, in their remarks, they stressed how they are just an standard family who happened to raise an extraordinary talent; however, their family was, and proceeds to be, the source of his strength, determination, and self-confidence. Not only is the story told in “Salt in His Shoes” inspiring to children, it has basic lessons to which a person of any age may relate. The book is wondrous illustrated, and the text is lively and endearing. How wondrous that Mrs. Jordan and Roslyn shared this family story with us, emphasizing that while Michael was the center of the story, the lessons of the book go beyond Michael Jordan because it is all in regards to family.
11 of 11 humans found the following review helpful.
Aspiration and inspiration
By Jesse
This is a terrifi story — and would be even if it weren’t regarding such a star — when it comes to a scrawny little kid who keeps attempting and attempting and trying, all the while encouraged by his very loving family. I purchased it because I loved the jacket and the illustrations — but am reading it again and again to my little boy because he always asks to listen it. It’s inspiring and amusive and just a neat book.
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