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Kathleen Krull, Paul Brewer
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.
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan · 48 pages
Tells the story behind the creation of "Appalachian Spring," describing Aaron Copland's composition and Martha Graham's intense choreography. This book tells the story behind the creation of the dance APPALACHIAN SPRING, describing Aaron Copland's composition and Martha Graham's choreography. The coauthor is Sandra Jordan.
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
Laban Carrick Hill
One Direction: Who We Are: Our Official Autobiography
One Direction · 350 pages
For the first time, global pop sensation One Direction is releasing its 100-percent official autobiography, offering a new, intimate insight into members' lives as never before seen or heard! Filled with photos, drawings, and notes, it takes fans behind the scenes of the creation of their music, their tours, and their incredible friendship.
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
Renee Watson · 40 pages
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph
Roxane Orgill · 60 pages
When Esquire magazine planned an issue to salute the American jazz scene in 1958, graphic designer Art Kane pitched a crazy idea: how about gathering a group of beloved jazz musicians and photographing them? He didn t own a good camera, didn t know if any musicians would show up, and insisted on setting up the shoot in front of a Harlem brownstone.
Ed Sheeran: A Visual Journey
Ed Sheeran, Phillip Butah · 208 pages
Ed Sheeran explores his early musical experiences and influences as well as his time recording and touring, right up to the release of his second album, "X."
Hey, Let's Make a Band!: The Official 5SOS Book
5 Seconds of Summer
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography
Wendy Loggia
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Patricia Hruby Powell
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm790L Lexile
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?
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.
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Kathleen Krull · 48 pages
A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.
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
Bill Peet: An Autobiography
Bill Peet · 190 pages
The well-known author and illustrator relates the story of his life and work.
The House Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China
Ed Young, Libby Koponen
In Ed Young's childhood home in Shanghai, all was not as it seemed: a rocking chair became a horse; a roof became a roller rink; an empty swimming pool became a place for riding scooters and bikes. The house his father built transformed as needed into a place to play hide-and-seek, to eat bamboo shoots, and to be safe. For outside the home's walls, China was at war. Soon the house held not only Ed
Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
Florence Welch · 288 pages
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
Peter Sis · 56 pages
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps ; 32 cmAD760L Lexile