When Marian sang :the true recital of Marian Anderson : the voice of a century
An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic Press,
2002.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change. |
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| Item Description: | At head of title: Scholastic Press, New York, presents. "Season of two thousand and two." |
| Physical Description: | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 32 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references and discography. |
| ISBN: | 0439269679 |
| Author Notes: | Pam Muñoz Ryan is the recipient of the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award, the PEN Center USA Award, and the 2024 Children's Literature Legacy Award for her body of work. She was the 2018 and is the 2026 US nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award. She received a Newbery Honor Medal and the Kirkus Prize for her New York Times bestselling novel, Echo . Her other celebrated novels, Esperanza Rising , The Dreamer , Riding Freedom , Becoming Naomi León , Paint the Wind , Mañanaland , and El Niño , have received countless accolades, among them the Pura Belpré Award, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and the Américas Award. Her acclaimed picture books include Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride and the Sibert Honor book When Marian Sang , both illustrated by Brian Selznick, Mice and Beans illustrated by Joe Cepeda, and Tony Baloney illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham, as well as a beginning reader series featuring Tony Baloney. Ryan lives near San Diego, California, with her family. Visit Pam at PamMunozRyan.com. Brian Selznick's books have sold millions of copies, garnered countless awards worldwide, and been translated into more than 35 languages. He broke open the novel form with his innovative and genre-defying thematic trilogy, beginning with the Caldecott Medal-winning #1 New York Times bestseller The Invention of Hugo Cabret , adapted into Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning movie Hugo . He followed that with the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wonderstruck , adapted into the eponymous movie by celebrated filmmaker Todd Haynes, with a screenplay by Selznick, and the New York Times bestseller, The Marvels . Selznick's two most recent books for young people, Baby Monkey, Private Eye , an ALA Notable Book co-written with his husband David Serlin, and Kaleidoscope , a New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2021, were both New York Times bestsellers as well. Selznick and Serlin divide their time between Brooklyn, New York and La Jolla, California. Learn more at thebrianselznick.com and mediaroom.scholastic.com/brianselznick. |
