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Celebrate Black Excellence
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Picture Book Biographies for Black History Month
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
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Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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Books by Carole Boston Weatherford
Picture Book Biographies for Black History Month
Picture Book Musician Bios Summer Challenge 2018 Music
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Picture Book Biographies for Black History Month
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This lyrical picture-book biography of John Coltrane focuses on his childhood and how he interpreted sounds before he made his music.