Rock, Rosetta, rock! Roll, Rosetta, roll! presenting sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock & roll
"Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2023]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front cover flap. |
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| Item Description: | A retelling of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's life as told by a fictional contemporary. Includes a timeline of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's life and author's note. |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Audience: | Grades: PreK-3 Ages: 4-8. |
| Awards: | New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books, 2023 (Selection) Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Multicultural Children's Books, 2023 (Selection) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780062994387 0062994387 |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
