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Rap A Tap Tap, Here's Bojangles - Think of That!
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Patricia Hruby Powell
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm790L Lexile
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Katheryn Russell-Brown
"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"-- This picture-book biography introduces African American Melba Doretta Liston, who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
Andrea Davis Pinkney · 32 pages
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
Pam Munoz Ryan · 40 pages
An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change.
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography
Wendy Loggia
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
Laban Carrick Hill
Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: a Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix
Gary Golio · 32 pages
Before he became one of the greatest guitar players of all time, Jimi Hendrix was a boy who loved to paint and listen to records, and who asked himself an unusual question: could someone paint pictures with sound?
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
Renee Watson · 40 pages
Happy!
Pharrell Williams · 31 pages
Happy has had the world dancing ever since it first hit the airwaves, and now the irresistibly cheerful tune will come to life on the page with Pharrell Williams s very first picture book! A keepsake and true classic in the making.
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!: A Sonic Adventure
Wynton Marsalis · 40 pages
"Takes readers (and listeners) on a rollicking, clanging, clapping tour through the many sounds that fill a neighborhood"--
Bats in the Band
Brian Lies · 32 pages
A late-spring night sky fills with bats flocking to a theater, already echoing and booming with delightful sounds of music. Bat music-plunky banjoes, bat-a-tat drums, improvised instruments, country ballads, and the sweet cries of a bat with the blues. When the weather warms up, bats take advantage of an empty theater to stage a concert.
Remarkable Farkle Mcbride
John Lithgow · 40 pages
The musical prodigy Farkle McBride tries a number of instruments before discovering that conducting the orchestra makes him happy.
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Carole Boston Weatherford · 45 pages
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
My Name Is Not Alexander
Jennifer Fosberry
Through his imaginative journey, Alexander discovers how great men become heroes: a tough president has a soft spot for nature, a proud warrior is also the most peaceful, and sometimes, being brave about what makes you different will not only help you break records, but inspire others.
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
Michelle Markel
An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
Jeanette Winter · 32 pages
This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change.
Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh
Sally M. Walker · 40 pages
When Harry Colebourn saw a baby bear for sale at the train station, he knew he could care for it. Harry was a veterinarian. But he was also a soldier in training for World War I. Harry named the bear Winnie, short for Winnipeg, his company's home town, and he brought her along to the training camp in England. This book recounts the true story that inspired the Winnie-the-Pooh classics, following