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African American Music Appreciation

Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage.

 
Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George

Before There Was Mozart

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by:
 James E. Ransome
ISBN: 9780307982490
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Beyoncé: Shine Your Light

Beyoncé

By: Sarah Warren
Illustrated by:
 Geneva Bowers
ISBN: 9780358063346
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
By and By: Charles Albert Tindley, the Father of Gospel Music

By and By

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
 Bryan Collier
ISBN: 9781534426368
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop

Charlie Parker Played Be Bop

By: Christopher Raschka
ISBN: 9780531070956
Fiction, 4-6, Music / Art
 
Duke Ellington:The Piano Prince And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington

By: Andrea Pinkney
Illustrated by:
 Brian Pinkney
ISBN: 9780439109949
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Ella Fitgerald

Ella Fitgerald

By: Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Bàrbara Alca
ISBN: 9781786030870
Nonfiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
 
Happy!

Happy!

By: Pharrell Williams
ISBN: 9780399176432
Fiction, 4-6, Music / Art
 
Harlem’s Little Blackbird

Harlem’s Little Blackbird

By: Renee Watson
Illustrated by:
 Christian Robinson
ISBN: 9780593380055
Nonfiction, 4-6, Music / Art
 
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

By: Kadir Nelson
ISBN: 9780803728509
Fiction, 4-6, Music / Art
 
Hip Hop Speaks to Children

Hip Hop Speaks to Children

By: Nikki Giovanni
ISBN: 9781402210488
Nonfiction, 7-12, Music / Art
 
Muddy The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters

Muddy The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters

By: Michael Mahin
Illustrated by:
 Evan Turk
ISBN: 9781481443494
Fiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
NinaJazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone

NinaJazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone

By: Alice Brière-Haquet
Illustrated by:
 Bruno Liance
ISBN: 9781580898270
Nonfiction, 4-6, Music / Art
 
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!

Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!

By: Wynton Marsalis
Illustrated by:
 Paul Rogers
ISBN: 9780763639914
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
 
The Bat Boy and His Violin

The Bat Boy and His Violin

By: Gavin Curtis
Illustrated by:
 E.B. Lewis
ISBN: 9780689841156
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
 
This Jazz Man

This Jazz Man

By: Karen Ehrhardt
Illustrated by:
 R.G. Roth
ISBN: 9780544339224
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Trombone Shorty

Trombone Shorty

By: Troy Andrews
Illustrated by:
 Bryan Collier
ISBN: 9781419714658
Nonfiction, 4-6, Music / Art
 
When Marian Sang

When Marian Sang

By: Pam Munoz
Illustrated by:
 Brian Selznick
ISBN: 9780439269674
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
What a Wonderful World

What a Wonderful World

By: George David Weiss & Bob Thiele
ISBN: 9780689800870
Fiction, 4-6, Music / Art
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