Overview
Synopsis coming soon....... This inspiring poem encourages children to view life with the same determination and passion that Michael Jordan displays in how he plays basketball. By listening to their inner voice and looking to those who love and support them, children can find their own way to fly. Distinguished poet Eloise Greenfield and celebrated artist Jan Spivey Gilchrist honor the beauty of the human spirit and offer a timeless message that will resonate with readers young and old.
Full Product Details
Author: Eloise Greenfield ,
Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperCollins Children's Books
Dimensions:
Width: 23.50cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 31.80cm
Weight: 0.159kg
ISBN: 9780064435550
ISBN 10: 0064435555
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 17 December 1998
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
This book will set children soaring. -- ALA Booklist A powerful blending of words and pictures that delivers a message that needs to be heard by children. -- School Library Journal
"""This book will set children soaring."" -- ALA Booklist ""A powerful blending of words and pictures that delivers a message that needs to be heard by children."" -- School Library Journal"
Author Information
Eloise Greenfield's love of writing shines through brilliantly in each and every one of her books, which include Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems and How They Got Over: African Americans and the Call of the Sea, both illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. She is the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, the Foundation for Children's Literature Hope S. Dean Award, and the National Council for the Social Studies Carter G. Woodson Book Award. Ms. Greenfield lives in Washington, DC. You can follow her on Twitter @ELGreenfield. Jan Spivey Gilchrist is the award-winning illustrator-author of seventy-four children's books. Dr. Gilchrist illustrated the highly acclaimed picture book The Great Migration: Journey to the North, winner of the Coretta Scott King Honor Award, a Junior Library Guild Best Book, an NAACP Image Award nominee, a CCBC Best Book, and a Georgia State Children's Book Award nominee. She won the Coretta Scott King Award for her illustrations in Nathaniel Talking and a Coretta Scott King Honor for her illustrations in Night on Neighborhood Street, all written by Eloise Greenfield. She was inducted into the Society of Illustrators in 2001 and into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent in 1999. She lives near Chicago, Illinois.
