# Kadir Nelson — books assigned in US schools

**3** books by Kadir Nelson appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 2–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/kadir-nelson
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Genres

- Picture Book

## Every Kadir Nelson title on file

- [We Are the Ship](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-the-ship) _(Grades 4–8 · 2008)_
- [Heart and Soul](https://readinglist.school/book/heart-and-soul-the-story-of-america) _(Grades 4–8 · 2014)_
- [Basket Ball](https://readinglist.school/book/the-undefeated) _(Grades 2–6 · 2026)_

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