This was a pretty cute book, but I am not a fan of basketball. I chose this book because my little friend really loves it. Anyway, I really like the illustration. they are pretty and colorful. I think this would be a good book to keep in the classroom to interest children who are into sports. This book is about Michaels start and he just wants to be Talleys and his mother tells him the trick is salt in hi shoes. He was very confused, but tests her and did as she said. Eventually he won the game without having to grow because he took Time and really worked and practiced.

Read this wonderful childhood story of Michael Jordan and how hard he worked, practiced and prayed to become the best basketball player he could be. Read to go along with our virtue study of Industry/Hard work.

Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream is a children's picture book written by Deloris Jordan with Roslyn M. Jordan and Kadir Nelson. Mother and sister combine to tell of a sweet-natured family reminiscence based on the childhood of America’s most famous athlete: the one and only Michael Jordan.

February, at least in my part of the world is Black History Month, which I plan to read one children's book, particularly a biography, which pertains to the subject everyday this month. Therefore, I thought that this book would be apropos for today.

Michael Jeffrey Jordan is an American former professional basketball player and the principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played fifteen seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls.

The Jordans' text is rather simplistic, straightforward, and informative. It is an inspirational story about this athlete's earliest on-court efforts. Nelson's contributes animated art, rendered in a cartoon style that is informal yet polished.

The premise of the book is rather straightforward. In the opening scenario, a bully intimidates young Jordan during a basketball game at a neighborhood park, causing him to flub a pass. When he asks his mother what will make him grow, she advises him to put salt in his shoes and say a prayer every night. Though he obliges and continues to practice shooting baskets at home his efforts don't immediately pay 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.

All in all, Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream is a wonderful inspirational story about one of the greatest basketball players in modern times – Michael Jordan.

A fictionalized story of Michael Jordan's youth in which he struggles on the local basketball court whenever he faces a player taller than himself. Michael asks his mother how to grow taller. She gives him an idea but also tells him to eat well and practice in the meantime.

The moral of this story is that hard work and skill building are more important than height in basketball. Kids will probably listen to this more since it features Michael Jordan. An encouraging picture book for kids who love basketball and aren't the tallest. I was a little disappointed that this wasn't a picture book biography of Michael Jordan, but it is still good. Hand this to elementary basketball (or any sport) players who think the answer to improvement in their sport is something easy rather than hard work.