Keith Henry Brown
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"With his parents now divorced, Travis must a find a new groove with a little hip-hoppin', not-stoppin' DJing with his dad, in this celebration of Black fatherhood, identity and music through a generational rivalry of hip-hop vs jazz"--
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"As a young musician, Miles Davis heard music everywhere. This biography explores the childhood and early career of a jazz legend as he finds his voice and shapes a new musical sound. Follow his progression from East St. Louis to rural Arkansas, from Julliard and NYC jazz clubs to the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival. Rhythmic free verse imbues his story with musicality and gets readers in the groove. Music teachers and jazz fans will appreciate...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When young Tybre Faw discovers Congressman John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for the right to vote -- Tybre is determined to meet him. Tybre's two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship! In rich, poetic language, Andrea Davis Pinkney weaves the true story...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The 59th Street Bridge Song is a lively picture book based on legendary songwriter Paul Simon's classic hit, created when he was one half of the folk rock duo Simon Garfunkel. The song first appeared on their 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. In the US, the album peaked at #4 on Billboard's weekly Top 200 albums chart, and eventually went on to sell over three million copies in the US. With song lyrics by Simon and illustrations by Keith...