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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Contributor(s): Russell-Brown, Katheryn (Author), Morrison, Frank (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1600608981     ISBN-13: 9781600608988
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Music
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2013033662
Age Level: 6-9
Grade Level: 1-4
Lexile Measure: 780 AD (Adult Directed Text)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.6" W x 8.9" L (0.88 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Finalist, Picture Storybook, 2016
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Seven to Ten, 2015
Coretta Scott King Award, Honor Book, Illustrator, 2015
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2014
School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 122
Publishers Weekly 07/21/2014
Booklist 09/15/2014 pg. 51
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 127
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2014 pg. 71
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 55
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 28
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 171228
Reading Level: 4.7   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

A biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women, of any race, played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.

Melba Doretta Liston loved the sounds of music from as far back as she could remember. As a child, she daydreamed about beats and lyrics, and hummed along with the music from her family's Majestic radio.

At age seven, Melba fell in love with a big, shiny trombone, and soon taught herself to play the instrument. By the time she was a teenager, Melba's extraordinary gift for music led her to the world of jazz. She joined a band led by trumpet player Gerald Wilson and toured the country. Overcoming obstacles of race and gender, Melba went on to become a famed trombone player and arranger, spinning rhythms, harmonies, and melodies into gorgeous songs for all the jazz greats of the twentieth century: Randy Weston, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, and Quincy Jones, to name just a few.

Brimming with ebullience and the joy of making music, Little Melba and Her Big Trombone is a fitting tribute to a trailblazing musician and a great unsung hero of jazz.

 
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