Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
By Andrea Davis Pinkney
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ISBN: 9780545637589
This is a most fitting tribute to a great man who proudly celebrated the history of African-Americans, from slavery to civil rights struggles. Award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney, cocreator of the popular picture book Alvin Ailey, now presents a swinging, vibrant portrait about the jazz composer Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as “Duke.”
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Summary
Summary
This is a most fitting tribute to a great man who proudly celebrated the history of African-Americans, from slavery to civil rights struggles.
Award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney, cocreator of the popular picture book Alvin Ailey, now presents a swinging, vibrant portrait about the jazz composer Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as “Duke.”
Author
Author Bio: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Andrea Davis Pinkney, the award-winning author of numerous books for children and young adults, has been recognized by the Coretta Scott King Author Award committee with an honor for Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters and a medal for Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America. She is a four-time nominee for the NAACP Image Award. In addition to her work as an author, she is a publishing executive. She has been named one of the “25 Most Influential Black Women in Business” by the Network Journal and is among Children’s Health magazine’s “25 Most Influential People in Our Children's Lives.”
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Runtime: | 0.28 |
| Audience: | Children (4–7) |
| Language: | English |
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