Kadir Nelson

Kadir Nelson is a critically acclaimed artist and illustrator. His children's book awards include the Coretta Scott King Award and the NAACP Image Award.

Abe's Honest Words

by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Genre/Theme: Biography and Autobiography, General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Big Jabe

by Jerdine Nolen, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.8

Genre/Theme: Westerns

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Brothers of the Knight

by Debbie Allen, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.4

Genre/Theme: Westerns

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Change Has Come

by Kadir Nelson, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7

Genre/Theme: Biography

Resources: No

Coretta Scott

by Ntozake Shange, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades K - 4

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

Genre/Theme: Biography, General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

Dancing in the Wings

by Debbie Allen, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.2

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Ellington Was Not a Street

by Ntozake Shange, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

by Kadir Nelson, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent: 1

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Resources: No

Heart and Soul

by Kadir Nelson, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 6

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.0

Genre/Theme: Informational

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Henry's Freedom Box

by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 1.9

Genre/Theme: Biography and Autobiography, Multicultural

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

I Have a Dream (Abridged)

by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades K - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 8

Genre/Theme: Essays

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

Just the Two of Us

by Will Smith, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5

Genre/Theme: Thesauri

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Moses

by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5

Genre/Theme: Biography and Autobiography, General Poetry

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

Nelson Mandela

by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades K - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 5

Genre/Theme: Biography

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

Please, Puppy, Please

by Spike Lee, Tonya Lewis-Lee, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades 8 - 10

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor

Resources: No

Testing the Ice

by Sharon Robinson, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.3

Genre/Theme: Biography, General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Real Slam Dunk

by Charisse K. Richardson, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.0

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Thunder Rose

by Jerdine Nolen, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades K - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.9

Genre/Theme: Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

We Are the Ship

by Kadir Nelson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.2

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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Kadir Nelson

Kadir Nelson is a critically acclaimed artist and illustrator. His children's book awards include the Coretta Scott King Award and the NAACP Image Award.

Abe's Honest Words

Big Jabe

Brothers of the Knight

Change Has Come

Coretta Scott

Dancing in the Wings

Ellington Was Not a Street

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

Heart and Soul

Henry's Freedom Box

I Have a Dream (Abridged)

Just the Two of Us

Moses

Nelson Mandela

Please, Puppy, Please

Testing the Ice

The Real Slam Dunk

Thunder Rose

We Are the Ship

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