Duke Ellington : the piano prince and his orchestra / Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pinkney, Andrea Davis, author.

Contributor:

Pinkney, J. Brian, illustrator.

Tehon, Atha.

Atha Tehon Thiras Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974--Juvenile literature.

Ellington, Duke.

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.

Jazz musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Jazz musicians.

United States.

Musicians.

African Americans--Biography.

Authors--African American.

Local Subjects:

Authors--African American.

Genre:

Biographies.

Juvenile works.

Penn Provenance:

Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copy)

Tehon, Susan (donor)

Physical Description:

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

New York : Hyperion Books for Children, [1998].

Summary:

A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.

Notes:

"First Edition."

"The text for this book is set in 16-point Cochin. The artwork for each picture is prepared as scratchboard renderings with luma dyes, gouache, and oil paint."--Colophon.

Designed by Atha Tehon.

Includes bibliographical references.

Coretta Scott King Book Awards - Illustrator, Honor, 1999

ALA Notable Children's Book, 1999

Caldecott Honor Book, 1999

Local Notes:

Tehon Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.

Tehon Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

Tehon Collection copy has Caldecott Honor Book amd Coretta Scott King Award stickers on dust jacket.

Tehon Collection copy is "5" printing.

Other Format:

Online version: Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Duke Ellington.

ISBN:

0786801786

9780786801787

0786821507

9780786821501

1555929087

9781555929084

OCLC:

35638075