When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson the Voice of a Century - Rilegato

Ryan, Pam Muoz

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0439269679 ISBN 13: 9780439269674

Casa editrice: Scholastic Pr, 2002

Riassunto

Introduces Marian Anderson, an extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera and whose life and career encouraged social change.

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Recensione

Distinctions and Praise for When Marian Sang: (partial listing)

Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
ALA Notable Children’s Book
Orbis Pictus Award Winner for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children

* "Linguistically and aesthetically, the book is a marvel of unified design . . . Share this feast for the eyes and the soul with a wide audience." --School Library Journal, starred review

* "This book masterfully distills the events in the life of an extraordinary musician . . . Stellar." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Perfectly paced and perfectly pitched, this never loses sight of the fact that Marian Anderson was both a world-class musician and a powerful symbol to her people. A bravura performance." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

L'autore

Pam Muñoz Ryan is the recipient of the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award and the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award for multicultural literature. She has written more than thirty books which have garnered, among countless accolades, the Pura Belpre Medal, the Jane Addams Award, and the Schneider Family Award. Pam lives near San Diego. You can visit her at www.pammunozryan.com.

In addition to The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick is the illustrator of the Caldecott Honor winner, The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, and The New York Times Best Illustrated Walt Whitman: Words for America, both by Barbara Kerley, as well as the Sibert Honor Winner When Marian Sang, by Pam Muñoz Ryan, and numerous other celebrated picture books and novels. Brian has also worked as a set designer and a puppeteer. When he isn’t traveling to promote his work all over the world, he lives in San Diego, California, and Brooklyn, New York.

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• Editore: Scholastic Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0439269679
• ISBN 13: 9780439269674
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 40
• Disegnatore: Selznick Brian