Remember this fabulous book? Those are the spreads which adorn this post, as I seem to be incapable of posting without some art. Good music and the other kind”-I asked Hyperion if I could post some spreads from the swingin’ and most wonderful jazzy treat that is the picture book biography from 1998, Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and his Orchestra by Andrea Davis Pinkney with illustrations by Brian Pinkney. (As a result of my current Duke Ellington obsession-though I’ve always loved me some swing and big band and I’ve always adored him for once saying, “There are two kinds of music. But it’s the Duke! My interest was piqued, especially since it’s one of those books that a music teacher or music-appreciation instructor would really dig: It includes twenty-one hands-on activities all in the name of engaging students a bit more. I’ve been way pickier about review copies lately, for different reasons. When someone from the Chicago Review Press emailed to ask if I’d be interested in Duke Ellington: His Life in Jazz with 21 Activities, I wasn’t so sure. If there’s one thing I want my girls to appreciate, as they grow, just about as much as I hope they’ll appreciate art, it’s music.
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