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Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum

Book Description
Regardless of whether they've heard of jazz or Art Tatum, young readers will appreciate how Parker uses simple, lyrical storytelling and colorful, energetic ink-and-wash illustrations to show the world as young Art Tatum might have seen it. Tatum came from modest beginnings and was nearly blind, but his passion for the piano and his acute memory for any sound that he heard drove him to become ... More
Book Information
PublisherDragonfly Books
BindingPaperback (6 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages40
ISBN-100553533924
ISBN-13978-0553533927
Publication Date01/05/2016
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About Robert A. Parker (Author, Illustrator) : Robert A. Parker is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Robert A. Parker include Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum, Action Jackson (Single ... more
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7/29/2009 Nancy Smith said:
Schneider Family Book Award 2009. This book has a picture book style of presentation. I can see this book being helpful in a setting where diversity is being taught with elementary aged children. Art Tatum was born with very poor eyesight. The book is written in first person - he is telling his ... more

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