Andrea Pinkney

Duke Ellington

The Piano Prince and His Orchestra (Caldecott Honor Book)
Illustrator: Pinkney, Brian

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The award-winning author/illustrator team of Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney--creators of the popular picture book "Alvin Ailey"--now present a swinging, vibrant picture title about the jazz composer Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as "Duke." Full color.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 6 bis 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 211mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 159g
• ISBN-13: 9780786814206
• ISBN-10: 0786814209
• Artikelnr.: 21610227

Autorenporträt

Andrea Davis Pinkney is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of nearly 50 books for young readers, among them The Red Pencil and A Poem for Peter, as well as several collaborations with her husband Brian Pinkney, including Sit -In and Hand in Hand, which received the Coretta Scott King Book Award. Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous books for children, including two Caldecott Honor books, and he has written and illustrated several of his own books. Brian has received the Coretta Scott King Book Award for Illustration and three Coretta Scott King Book Award Honor medals. The Pinkneys have been named among the "25 Most Influential People in Our Children's Lives" by Children's Health magazine. They live in Brooklyn, New York.