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

Carole Boston Weatherford

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Honor Book:Coretta Scott King Award -Illustrator (2009)
Nominee:Georgia Children's Book Award -Picture Storybook (2013)

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
  • Publish Date: Apr 1st, 2008
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.10in - 8.40in - 0.33in - 0.69lb
  • EAN: 9780805079944
  • Recommended age: 05-09
  • Categories: • Biography & Autobiography - Music• Biography & Autobiography - Cultural & Regional• Music - Jazz

About the Author

Qualls, Sean: - Sean Qualls illustrated the widely acclaimed biographies The Poet Slave of Cuba and Dizzy. He lives with his wife and son in Brooklyn, New York.
Weatherford, Carole Boston: -

Carole Boston Weatherford is the award-winning author of more than 50 books of poetry, nonfiction, and children's literature. She is the recipient of a Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Author Honor, two NAACP Image Awards, a WNDB Walter Award, and numerous other accolades. Her books include I, Matthew Henson; Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive; and Be a King. She resides in North Carolina where she teaches at Fayetteville State University.
cbweatherford.com

Praise for this book

"Weatherford's evocative poem traces Coltrane's influences simply and stunningly. Qualls's muted palette of rich hues suggests the smoky jazz moods he would create." --School Library Journal

"Even children who are unfamiliar with jazz in general and John Coltrane in particular may find their interest piqued." --Horn Book

"Will echo with contemporary children, who will recognize the music in their daily lives." --Booklist

"This is as much a subtle invitation for children to listen to their own worlds as it is a Coltrane biography." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books