Ellington was not a street / written by Ntozake Shange ; illustrations by Kadir Nelson.
A tribute to select African American men including Paul Robeson, William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois, Ray Barretto, Earlington Carl "Sonny Til" Tilghman, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, Dr. Kwane Nkrumah, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Virgil "Honey Bear" Atkins, and the Clovers.
Item details
- ISBN: 0689828845
- ISBN: 9780689828843
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2004]
- Copyright: ©1983
Contents / Notes
Formatted Contents Note: | Paul Robeson -- William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois -- Ray Barretto -- Earlington Carl "Sonny Til" Tilghman -- John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie -- Dr. Kwame Nkrumah -- Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington -- Virgin "Honey Bear" Akins -- The Clovers (vocal group.). |
Awards Note: | Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 2005. ALA Notable Books for Children, 2005 |
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Genre: | Juvenile works. Poetry. Poetry. |
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