Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song

Golio, Gary

ISBN 10: 1467751235 / ISBN 13: 9781467751230

Verlag: Millbrook Press (Tm), 2017

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G1467751235I2N00

Inhaltsangabe:

The audience was completely silent the first time Billie Holiday performed a song called "Strange Fruit." In the 1930s, Billie was known as a performer of jazz and blues music, but this song wasn't either of those things. It was a song about injustice, and it would change her life forever.

Discover how two outsiders—Billie Holiday, a young black woman raised in poverty, and Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrants—combined their talents to create a song that challenged racism and paved the way for the Civil Rights movement.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: Gary Golio is an artist and acclaimed picture book author. His Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow was a New York Times bestseller. Find out more about him at www.garygolio.com.

Charlotte Riley-Webb, a professional visual artist with a career that spans more than 40 years, resides in the Atlanta area. Find her online at www.charlotterileywebb.com.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power ...
Verlag: Millbrook Press (Tm)
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: Hardcover
Illustrator: Riley-Webb, Charlotte
Zustand: As New
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket