Pequeña Melba Y Su Gran Trombón (Spanish Edition)

by Katheryn Russell-Brown (Author) Frank Morrison (Illustrator)

Pequeña Melba Y Su Gran Trombón (Spanish Edition)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Galardonada con el premio Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, una biografía de la virtuosa del jazz afroamericana Melba Doretta Liston, una trombonista, compositora y arreglista musical pionera del siglo XX en una época en la que pocas mujeres tocaban instrumentos y formaban parte de la escena del jazz.

A los siete años, Melba Doretta Liston se enamoró de un trombón grande y brillante, y pronto aprendió a tocar el instrumento. Cuando era una adolescente, el extraordinario don de Melba para la música la llevó al mundo del jazz. Se unió a una banda dirigida por el trompetista Gerald Wilson y recorrió el país. Superando obstáculos de raza y género, Melba se convirtió en una famosa trombonista y arreglista, transformando ritmos, armonías y melodías en magníficas canciones para todos los grandes del jazz del siglo XX: Randy Weston, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday y Quincy Jones, por nombrar solo algunos.

Rebosante de entusiasmo y la alegría de hacer música, La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón es un maravilloso tributo a un músico pionero y un gran héroe anónimo del jazz. 

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Kirkus

Starred Review
Readers will agree that 'Melba Doretta Liston was something special.

School Library Journal

Starred Review
Music lovers will enjoy this picture-book biography of Melba Liston (1926-1999), child prodigy and virtuoso trombonist who collaborated with most 20th century jazz greats. An excellent match of breezy text and dynamic illustrations tells an exhilarating story. . . A celebration of the talent and success of a little-known African American female musician, this title will enrich library collections.

Publishers Weekly

Starred Review
Staccato rhythms pepper the fluid prose . . . Morrison's oil paintings practically sway with a jazz beat, though somber moments crop up, too: the shadows on Liston's face signify the trials of life on the road. A final image showing long-limbed Liston in profile as she plays under the glow of stage lights is exquisite.

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Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, American Library Association (ALA)


Best Books of the Year, School Library Journal

Best of the Best Books, Chicago Public Library
Best Books, Kirkus Reviews
ALSC Notable Children's Books, American Library Association (ALA)
Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education
Notable Books for a Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA)
Amelia Bloomer Book List, American Library Association (ALA)
Best Books of the Year, The Huffington Post
Best Multicultural Books, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature
CCBC Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
NAACP Image Awards, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

Katheryn Russell-Brown

Katheryn Russell-Brown is the author of Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, which received the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, the Eureka! Honor Award, was nominated for the NAACP Image Award, and was named a Best Book of 2014 by Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature, among others. She is a professor of Law and the director of the Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations at the University of Florida. Katheryn grew up in a family of music lovers, where R & B was an integral part of the sounds of daily life. She lives in Gainesville, FL.
www.krbrown.net

Laura Freeman received a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and began her career working for various editorial clients. Freeman has illustrated more than twenty children's books, including Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor winner Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly, the Nikki & Deja series by Karen English, and Fancy Party Gowns by Deborah Blumenthal. In addition to illustrated books and other media, her art can be found enlivening dishes, textiles, greeting cards, and many other products. Originally from New York City, she now lives in Atlanta with her husband and two children.
www.lfreemanart.com
@laurafreemanart

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781643797199
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Publication date
May 28, 2024
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF018010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JNF007040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
Library of Congress categories
Biographies
United States
Trombonists
Liston, Melba
Women jazz musicians
African-American jazz musicians

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