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Duke Ellington : the piano prince and his orchestra / Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Joanna Banks Collection ML3930.E44 P56 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pinkney, Andrea Davis, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974--Juvenile literature.
- Ellington, Duke.
- Jazz musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Jazz musicians.
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
- Jazz musicians--United States--Biography.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- School market edition
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scholastic, 1999, ©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:
- "Text copyright ©1998 by Andrea Davis Pinkney"--colophon.
- "Illustrations copyright ©1998 by Bryan Pinkney"-colophon.
- "First Scholastic printing, September 1999"-- colophon.
- "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.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Coretta Scott King Book Awards - Illustrator, Honor, 1999
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1999
- Caldecott Honor Book, 1999
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- ISBN:
- 0439109949
- 9780439109949
- OCLC:
- 51627639
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