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How sweet the sound  Cover Image Book Book

How sweet the sound / Kwame Alexander ; art by Charly Palmer.

Alexander, Kwame, (author.). Palmer, Charly, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Listen to the sound of survival, courage, and democracy--the soundtrack of America. Hear Billie Holiday's raspy, mournful voice, and tap your foot to Louis Armstrong's trumpet. Scream with James Brown and bop your head to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Can you spot the 80+ references to artists like Robert Johnson, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix, Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, and Beyonce? Come dance to Kwame Alexander's melodious narrative of the history of Black music in America, accompanied by the vibrant illustrations of Charly Palmer. "-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316442497
  • ISBN: 0316442496
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A soundtrack for America" -- cover.
Includes extensive back matter with context and history about the music and musicians.
Subject: African Americans > Music > History and criticism > Juvenile literature.
Music > United States > History and criticism > Juvenile literature.
Popular music > History > United States > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Oregon Trail Library District.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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OTLD Boardman Library J 780.89 ALE (Text) 37818000465478 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -

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24510. ‡aHow sweet the sound / ‡cKwame Alexander ; art by Charly Palmer.
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250 . ‡aFirst edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York : ‡bLittle, Brown and Company, ‡c[2025]
264 4. ‡c©2025
300 . ‡a1 volume (unpaged) : ‡bcolor illustrations ; ‡c27 cm
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500 . ‡a"A soundtrack for America" -- cover.
500 . ‡aIncludes extensive back matter with context and history about the music and musicians.
520 . ‡a"Listen to the sound of survival, courage, and democracy--the soundtrack of America. Hear Billie Holiday's raspy, mournful voice, and tap your foot to Louis Armstrong's trumpet. Scream with James Brown and bop your head to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Can you spot the 80+ references to artists like Robert Johnson, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix, Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, and Beyonce? Come dance to Kwame Alexander's melodious narrative of the history of Black music in America, accompanied by the vibrant illustrations of Charly Palmer. "-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
650 0. ‡aAfrican Americans ‡xMusic ‡xHistory and criticism ‡vJuvenile literature.
650 0. ‡aMusic ‡zUnited States ‡xHistory and criticism ‡vJuvenile literature.
650 0. ‡aPopular music ‡xHistory ‡zUnited States ‡vJuvenile literature.
655 7. ‡aIllustrated works. ‡2lcgft ‡0(DLC)1429834
7001 . ‡aPalmer, Charly, ‡eillustrator. ‡0(SAGE)1586121
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