He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
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What began as a spiritual has developed into one of America’s best-known songs, and now for the first time it appears as a picture book, masterfully created by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson.Through sublime landscapes and warm images of a boy and his family, Kadir has created a dazzling, intimate interpretation, one that rejoices in the connectedness of people and nature.Inspired by the song’s simple message, Kadir sought to capture the joy of living in and engaging with the world. Most importantly, he wished to portray the world as a child might see it–vast and beautiful.
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Kadir Nelson is an acclaimed artist and the illustrator of several New York Times bestselling picture books, including his authorial debut We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, which won a Coretta Scott King Award and a Sibert Medal. Kadir has received three additional Coretta Scott King Awards and five Coretta Scott King honors. He has also received two Caldecott Honors, for Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, and has twice received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780803728509
- Publication Date
- September 8, 2005
- Publisher
- Dial Books for Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- August 8, 2005
- Page Count
- 32
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 78005601
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 56753041
- Lexile® Level
- AD170L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~F
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~1.6
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