Kadir Nelson: Quick Facts

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Born	May 15, 1974 (age 52) • Silver Spring • Maryland
Awards And Honors	Caldecott Medal (2020) • Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2019)
Notable Works	“Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans” • “We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball”

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Kadir Nelson stands beside his portrait of Henrietta Lacks, which shows her in a red dress and hat against a patterned background, at an art exhibit in New York City.

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Maurice Sendak

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Richard Scarry

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Tomie dePaola

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Wesley Dennis

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Bryan Collier

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Pauli Murray

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Langston Hughes

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