Ray Charles
by Sharon Mathis (Author)
This beautiful new edition of an award-winning biography follows Ray Charles from his boyhood, when he lost his sight and learned to read and write music in Braille, until the age of 40, when he had become a world-renowned jazz and blues musician.
Includes a new introduction and afterword that updates Charles's life to the present. Illustrations.
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Publishers Weekly
Winner of both the Coretta Scott King Author Award and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis, illus. by George Ford, originally published in 1973, traces the star's surmounting of incredible obstacles to become one of the world's greatest jazz musicians. Ford's illustrations capture every emotional nuance, from Ray's disappointment at being tricked by classmates as a child, to his strength as a man, refusing to perform to segregated audiences. ( June) Copyright 2001 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.
Classification
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ISBN-13
9781584300182
Lexile Measure
680
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Publication date
May 01, 2001
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF007000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
United States
Musicians
People with disabilities
Singers
Charles, Ray
Blind
United States
Musicians
People with disabilities
Singers
Charles, Ray
Blind
Coretta Scott King Award
Winner 1974 - 1974
