| Blues Journey Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author), Myers, Christopher (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0823416135 ISBN-13: 9780823416134 Publisher: Holiday House
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2003 Annotation: The African experience in America is celebrated with a soulful, affecting blues poem that details the long journey from the Middle Passage to life today. Accompanied by Myers's bold and powerful paintings, "Blues Journey" creates its own resonant music. Full color. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 2001016645 |
| Age Level: 10-13 |
| Grade Level: 5-8 |
| Guided Reading: W (Grade 6) |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 11.24" W x 8.78" L (0.93 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Features: Dust Cover, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Awards: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Honor Book, Picture Book, 2003 |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2003 pg. 313 Booklist 02/15/2003 pg. 1082 Publishers Weekly 03/03/2003 pg. 74 Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2003 pg. 73 School Library Journal 04/01/2003 pg. 188 Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2003 pg. 363 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2003 pg. 415 New York Times 08/10/2003 pg. 18 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 456 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style Booklist 11/01/2003 pg. 512 Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2003 pg. 1404 Booklist 02/15/2004 pg. 1073 ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2004 pg. 1291 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 456 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style School Library Journal 10/01/2004 School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 57 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 67817 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The blues aren't all sad. There's joy in the blues as well as heartbreak. Love discovered. Love lost. Love just around the corner. In this beautiful tribute to the poetry and art of the blues, renowned author Walter Dean Myers collaborates with his son, award-winning illustrator Christopher Myers, in a true masterpiece of picture book creation filled with struggle, grief, hope, joy, and love. Each original blues-style verse on a page calls out a response from the artist in striking tones of brown, black, white, and blue. Together, father and son weave an enchanting story of the creation of the blues through the experiences of African Americans from the end of slavery through the beginning of the civil rights movement. This book is for older children who love music and their parents who will appreciate the layered sophistication of the striking artwork and interplay between art and text. Includes an author's note explaining the birth and development of the blues, a timeline of blues milestones, and an explanatory glossary of terms in the blues. Together this content deepens the appreciation for the blues as a truly original art form. A Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor book An ALA Notable book Horn Book Fanfare Selection Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age A Children's Book of the Year, Child Study Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College |
Contributor Bio(s): Myers, Christopher: - Christopher Myers is a writer and fine artist, but he is best known for his award-winning picture books, such as the Caldecott and Coretta Scott King honor book Harlem, written by his father, and his own Black Cat, which also received a Coretta Scott King Honor Award. He lives and works in New York City.Myers, Walter Dean: - Walter Dean Myers was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia in 1937. He is one of the premier authors of books for children. |
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