THIS IS A SLIDE SHOW THAT CAN BE USED AS AN INTRODUCTION ON THE ARTIST/AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR, KADIR NELSON. IT WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED AS AN "AUTHOR STUDY." STUDENTS EXPLORED HIS TEXT AND DISCUSSED WHAT THEY FOUND IN HIS WORK. AN ASSIGNMENT COULD BE AS FOLLOWS: WHO IS SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE THAT HAS COURAGE, WIT AND WISDOM SUCH AS THE CHARACTERS THAT NELSON ILLUSTRATES? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE DONE THAT MAKE YOU THINK OF THEM THIS WAY? WRITE THEM DOWN. NOW DRAW THEIR PORTRAIT IN A