Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane
By Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrators
Illustrated by Sean Qualls
Publisher
Holt
Imprint
Henry Holt
ISBN
By Carole Boston Weatherford
9780805079944
Awards and Honors 2009 Coretta Scott King Award, Illustrator Honor; NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2009, BiographyBefore John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane
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SKU
9780805079944J
"Before John was a jazz giant, he heard hambones knocking in Grandma's pots, Daddy strumming the ukulele, and Mama cranking the phonograph." Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot for him to listen to. The everyday sounds of his North Carolina childhood-from whistling steam engines and warbling birds to Grandpa's Sunday sermons-greatly influenced Coltrane and later informed his music. Author's note. Selected listening list. Further reading suggestions. Full-color acrylic, collage, and pencil illustrations. A 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book.
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