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Mary's Idea
Chris Raschka
Item #:
9780063210509
Price:
$19.99
At the age of three, Mary Lou Williams taught herself how to
play the piano and by the age of fifteen she was considered a
professional. As an American jazz pianist and composer, Mary Lou
Williams wrote hundreds of compositions, recorded hundreds of
songs, and wrote arrangements for musicians, including Duke
Ellington and Benny Goodman.
This simple yet exquisite picture book about Mary Lou Williams,
an artist often overlooked in the canon of American music
because of her gender and skin color, uses text full of rhythm
and movement and illustrations that sing off the page to give a
brief
outline of William's remarkable career, including her decision
to step away from the piano for three years to seek spiritual
guidance and devote herself to helping those in her community
suffering from addiction. Chris Raschka’s picture book is equal
parts biography and celebration of the imagination, ideas, and
creative process.
Book, 32 pages.
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