such an interesting book, we learned a lot about M.J
The illustrations were stunning and this series really makes reading biographies fun for kids.

Little people, BIG DREAMS series by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara featuring the GOATs Michael Jordan and Simone Biles 🥹

This isn’t my normal reading, but I’m looking for books to buy my best friend’s child for her first birthday and I try to read the options before selecting.

Also, in honor of the Olympics ending soon, and both of these brilliant athletes willing gold medals at the Olympics, I thought these were well timed.

I love these books, but these two specifically are incredible! The illustrations are perfect and the stories are easily accessible for children, even with serious topics. These are the books I wish I would have had as a child!

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Very inspiring biography of the sport legend, basketball player Michael Jordan! In incredible way we learn about the beginning of the sport career, the path of success because of many hours of trening and the strength of the team.

This picture book biography is a great addition to the extensive Little People, Big Dreams biography series. The author makes a point that when Michael failed to get on his high school basketball team, his mother told him to "Go out and earn it". Jordan practiced until he had the skills and made the team the following year. This began his life long habit of hard work. The book follows his career from sprots hero to business man and philanthropist. The writing is simple and easy for an early reader. The cartoonish art is designed to appeal to the same very young reader. Unfortunately, it was so simple and blocky that I didn't really see any resemblance to Jordan except for the shaved head. Although I did like the cute touch of including the famous bit of him sticking out his tongue while he made a shot. This is a solid biography for little sports fans. Older readers will appreciate the additional info in the timeline at the back.

As a kid who grew up with Michael Jordan at his peak, this was fun to read and reminisce. These books are such cool resources to teach kids about heroes and history.

This book is perfection! I love how much useful information was in the book, and how much you can learn both as a child and as an adult. The illustrations also aid in visual interest of the book. Once again, I loved a Little People Big Dreams book!

Inspiring story about a basketball icon!! I’m not into sports but reading story like this, i always amazed how the result of work ethic and the right support could be so powerful.

I absolutely love the Little People, Big Dreams series and this was another great one. I thought this was a fun, quick summary of Michael Jordan's life and career and as someone who knew very little about him, I found this book very interesting. Aside from detailing his career achievements, I liked that the author focused on the qualities that helped him reached the top including his determination, motivation and teamwork. As always with this series, I like that a biography for an older reader is included at the back as well as photographs and book recommendations if you want to find out more about Michael Jordan.

The only aspect of this book which I am not a fan of is the illustrations as the art style wasn't my favourite. I still thought they helped tell the story so this hasn't impacted my rating very much.

Overall I love this series and this was a fun way to learn about someone I knew very little about!

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Michael Jordan is another wonderful addition to the Little People Big Dreams series and I'm so glad he has a place in this children's biography series. Many children today still know who Michael Jordan is from his famous Nike sports shoe collaboration which today are collectibles and still very popular amongst children and grown-ups alike. This biography tells of how Michael wanted to be the best and was competitive with his older brother. After getting knocked back for his school baseball team in school for being too short, his mother gave him a great piece of advice "You go out and earn it". This drove Michael to become the very best he could and after practicing non stop all summer, he returned to school, made the team and mastered every skill there was on the baseball court. This spurred his famous career with the Chicago Bulls.
This is such an inspirational book for children and teaches them that no matter if they are different to the others around them, if they put the time and effort into their dream they too could achieve it.

Michael Jordan is another children's story about athlete Michael, in the Little People, Big Dream series written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC.

I loved this style of artwork. Michael Jordan was a hero of my generation growing up and seeing his likeness designed in a cute, minimalist art technique creates a story that is easy for a child to follow and interesting enough for parents to be engaged in. I loved how this followed Michael's journey to the NBA and highlighted his values.

Michael Jordan is a great addition to the ‘little people, big dreams’ series. It is a great way to introduce him to a younger generation.

In this Little People, BIG DREAMS book, readers will discover the life of Michael Jordan, one of the greatest basketball players of all time. In this child friendly biography we meet Michael as a child. He wanted to be the best at everything he tried. He and his brothers were all very active in sports, but Michael wanted to play basketball. When he did not make his school basketball team, he worked hard to improve his skills, and growing helped as well. From there he went on to play college ball, play in the NBA and win 6 titles with the Chicago Bulls and play for the US in the Olympics. His message: to work hard to make your dreams come true. I also liked that he stressed teamwork to win a championship. One thing this book mentioned was his reason for taking a season off from basketball and trying to play professional baseball, the death of his father. I did not know that. The illustrations were well done. I like the various styles used in this series and feel that Lo Harris' images added to this book. Another great addition to this series.

'Michael Jordan' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara with illustrations by Lo Harris is an ebook in the Little People, Big Dreams which features biographies for young readers.

As the 4th child in his family, little Michael Jordan was always competitive, especially with his older brother Larry. His parents encouraged their kids to play all kinds of sports. When he didn't get a spot on his school basketball team, his mother gave him some good advice and the rest is history.

As a Michael Jordan fan, I'm familiar with much of his story, and it's distilled nicely here with some encouraging words for young readers.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook. The illustrations by Lo Harris are warm colors and

Do you know that Michael Jordan was not selected for the basketball team? Sure shocked me. And so many facts I read about him in this book.

One of those series you would love to have for your kids or nephew or niece, or even your grandchildren.

Another excellent addition to the Little People Big Dreams books series for the young and not so young (very ESL friendly). This time the reader is reminded that influencers in sports were children once, too, and that just because one is *short* as a child does not mean the same once finished growing. The illustrations that are mostly simple and forthright.
I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

Thank you Netgallet for the ARC copy.

My son loved the book. The illustrations were nice and he learned to love Michael Jordan. We even watched "Space Jam" right after.

I love these Little People, Big Dreams children books about celebrities. It is such a great way for young children to learn about people who overcame big and realistic obstacles to achieve their dreams. This Michael Jordan edition is great. He is such a inspiration of being told no or being criticized and still going for what he dreamed about. The obstacles in his life are the type of obstacles that kids these days really face and yet he continued and began THE Michael Jordan. I love how these books highlight the good and the bad, the happy and the sad of a life in such a quick way in young reader's language.

The artwork in this book is one of my favorites of the Little People Big Dreams series! It's bright, colorful, cute without being cutesy. I love that it tells the story accurately yet simply. This is a must-buy for anyone who loves basketball or picture book biographies!

Follow Michael Jordan through some of his life challenges and learn some important lessons along the way about overcoming obstacles, character, and being a good team player. Illustrations will bring this story to life for young children during read along. The biography ideas are summarized for quick perusal at the end of the book on the last two pages for those who want a quick look-over before purchasing. Tips for further reading also included at the end. A great little book on a larger than life sports legend.