Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane

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.
Target age group 5-9

Title details

- Weight
  0.69 lbs
- ISBN-13
  9780805079944
- ISBN-10
  0805079947
- Item #
  2691
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Age Group
6 to 8 yrs
Grade Level
K-2
Language
English
Binding
Hardcover
Theme 1
Biography & Autobiography
Detailed (BISAC) Subject/Theme
Cultural Heritage
Awards
Coretta Scott King Award - Honor
Author
Weatherford, Carole Boston
Lexile Level
1090 AD
AR Level
3.8
Dewey
b
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company
Publication Date
4/1/2008
Pages
24
Dimensions
0.33 H x 10.1 L x 8.4 W