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Author

Kadir Nelson

Honors

1 Caldecott Medal win, 5 Coretta Scott King Book Awards wins, 1 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal win, 1 Newbery Medal honor, 5 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honors, 2 Caldecott Medal honors, 1 Texas Bluebonnet Award shortlisting

AwardYearBook
Caldecott Medal Winner2020The Undefeated
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner2020The Undefeated
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner2012Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner2009We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal Winner2009We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner2007Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner2005Ellington Was Not a Street
Newbery Medal Honor2020The Undefeated
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2014Nelson Mandela
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2013I Have a Dream
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2012Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2009We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
Caldecott Medal Honor2008Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
Caldecott Medal Honor2007Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2004Thunder Rose
Texas Bluebonnet Award Shortlist2010We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball

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