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Before John Was a Jazz Giant

Before John Was a Jazz Giant

Published in
2008
4.12
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Description

Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot to hear growing up in the South in the 1930 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.
Age
5-9
Text complexity
proficient
Length
32 pages

Why to read

  • Inspiring story of a music legend
  • Beautiful illustrations
  • Introduction to jazz music
  • Cultural and historical insights