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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.

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Abe's Honest Words

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

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Big Jabe

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

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Brothers of the Knight

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

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Change Has Come

Change Has Come

by Kadir Nelson, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7
Genre/Theme: Biography
Resources: No

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Coretta Scott

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

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Dancing in the Wings

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

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Ellington Was Not a Street

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

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He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

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

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Heart and Soul

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

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Henry's Freedom Box

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

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I Have a Dream (Abridged)

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

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Just the Two of Us

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

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Moses

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

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

by Kadir Nelson
Interest Level: Grades K - 3
Grade Level Equivalent: 5
Genre/Theme: Biography
Includes: AR Quiz
Resources: No

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Please, Puppy, Please

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

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Testing the Ice

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

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The Real Slam Dunk

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

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Thunder Rose

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

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We Are the Ship

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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