Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane Contributor(s): Weatherford, Carole Boston (Author), Qualls, Sean (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0805079947 ISBN-13: 9780805079944 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2008 Annotation: Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot to hear growing up in the South in the 1930s: preachers praying, music on the radio, the bustling of the household. These vivid noises shaped John's own sound as a musician. Carole Boston Weatherford and Sean Qualls have composed an amazingly rich hymn to the childhood of jazz legend John Coltrane. |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Music - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - Jazz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2007007196 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 5-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: Kindergarten-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 1090 AD (Adult Directed Text) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 8.4" W x 10.1" L (0.69 lbs) 32 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Storybook, 2013 Delaware Diamonds Award, Nominee, Grades K-2, 2009 Golden Kite, Winner, Picture Book Text, 2008 Golden Kite, Honor Book, Picture Book Text, 2009 Coretta Scott King Award, Honor Book, Illustrator, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Booklist 02/01/2008 pg. 60 Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2008 pg. 314 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2008 pg. 360 - Recommended Newsweek 04/07/2008 pg. 61 School Library Journal 04/01/2008 pg. 138 Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2008 pg. 342 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 - Superior,Well Above Average Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 457 - Superior,Well Above Average ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2009 pg. 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 120546 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
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Publisher Description: Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot to hear growing up in the South in the 1930s: preachers praying, music on the radio, the bustling of the household. These vivid noises shaped John's own sound as a musician. Carole Boston Weatherford and Sean Qualls have composed an amazingly rich hymn to the childhood of jazz legend John Coltrane. Before John Was a Jazz Giant is a 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book and a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Weatherford, Carole Boston: - Carole Boston Weatherford wrote the Caldecott Honor book Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. A minister's wife, Ms. Weatherford makes her home in North Carolina.Qualls, Sean: - Sean Qualls illustrated the widely acclaimed biographies The Poet Slave of Cuba and Dizzy. He lives with his wife and son in Brooklyn, New York. |
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