| 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 OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Music - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - Jazz |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007007196 |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 8.4" W x 10.1" (0.69 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 120546 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| 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. |
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. |