Kadir Nelson quiz

What American perspective does Kadir Nelson focus on in his work?

• Mexican American

• Irish American

• African American

• Italian American

Who first taught Kadir art?

• His grandmother

• His great grandmother

• His dad

• His uncle

Who was Jackie Robinson?

• The first African American to break the color barrier in baseball.

• The first African American to learn to swim.

• The first African American to test and see if lake ice was thick enough to hold skaters.

• The first African American to ride on a sled on a frozen lake.

What does Kadir say makes art art?

• paint

• emotion

• images

• color

What school subject does Kadir often paint?

• math

• Science

• music

• history

What makes Kadir Nelson's art really stand out?

• His paintings are very realistic, and almost look like photographs

• It looks like a cartoon

• The German American traditions

• The Mexican American traditions

What is "cultural heritage"?

• Ways of living passed down through tangible (things you can hold) or intangible (things you can't hold) customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions and values.

• Only stories that are told

• Only photographs that are passe down

• Where someone lives

This book was NOT written by Kadir Nelson, who is the author that wrote this book series?

• Carmen Lomas Garza

• Tomie de'Paola

• Laura Ingalls Wilder

• Eric Carle