Publisher's Synopsis
Illustrated by Edel Rodriguez. Obie Award-winning author Ntozake Shange offers children a compelling testimony to the courage resilience and talent of Muhammed Ali. Deftly dancing through Ali's life while touching on all the major events and victories therein, Shange shows how he managed to rise out of the segregated South to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World. Rodriguez's artwork combines pastel, woodblock ink and spray paint to beautifully capture Ali's power, beauty and spontaneity. With a time line and resource guide. Ages 5-9.
