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Summertime : From Porgy and Bess
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4.3 out of 5
Based on 40 Ratings and 21 Reviews

Book Description

Summertime
and the livin' is easy,
Fish are jumpin',
and the cotton is high...

Nothing captures the feelings of summer better than the much-loved song from Porgy and Bess, "Summertime." Its majestic imagery and deep spirituality touch listeners today as they have for generations. Now, with acclaimed illustrator Mike Wimmer's lush oil paintings depicting a family's routin... More

Book Information
PublisherSimon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
BindingHardcover (16 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100689807198
ISBN-13978-0689807190
Publication Date07/01/1999
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About Dubose Heyward (Author) : Dubose Heyward is a published author, compiler, and a composer of children's books. Some of the published credits of Dubose Heyward include Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes, Summertime.
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About Mike Wimmer (Illustrator) : Mike Wimmer is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Mike Wimmer include Will Rogers: An American Legend, Samantha Fashion S... more
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