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The Resource My hands sing the blues : Romare Bearden's childhood journey, by Jeanne Walker Harvey ; illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon

My hands sing the blues : Romare Bearden's childhood journey, by Jeanne Walker Harvey ; illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon

Label
My hands sing the blues : Romare Bearden's childhood journey
Title
My hands sing the blues
Title remainder
Romare Bearden's childhood journey
Statement of responsibility
by Jeanne Walker Harvey ; illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Title variation
My hands sing the blues
Title variation remainder
Romare Beardens childhood journey
Creator
Contributor
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In Harlem, New York City, an artist follows the rhythms of blues music as he recalls his North Carolina childhood while painting, cutting, and pasting to make art
Award
International Reading Association Children's Book Award for Primary Nonfiction, 2012.
Biography type
contains biographical information
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10018933
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Harvey, Jeanne Walker
Dewey number
[E]
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
  • 4-10
  • AD610L
  • Decoding demand: 73 (high)
  • Semantic demand: 82 (very high)
  • Syntactic demand: 88 (very high)
  • Structure demand: 87 (very high)
Intended audience source
  • Lexile
  • Lexile
Interest level
LG
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 2
  • 5
Nature of contents
bibliography
Reading level
3.6
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Zunon, Elizabeth
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Study program name
Accelerated Reader AR
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Bearden, Romare
  • Stories in rhyme
  • Artists
  • Blues (Music)
  • Artists
  • Blues (Music)
  • Artists
  • Blues music
  • North Carolina
  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
  • North Carolina
  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
  • North Carolina
  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Target audience
primary
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
Romare Bearden's childhood journey
Label
My hands sing the blues : Romare Bearden's childhood journey, by Jeanne Walker Harvey ; illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1079602
Dimensions
26 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 volume (unpaged)
Isbn
9780761458104
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2010016849
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780761458104
  • (OCoLC)642684213
Label
My hands sing the blues : Romare Bearden's childhood journey, by Jeanne Walker Harvey ; illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
1079602
Dimensions
26 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 volume (unpaged)
Isbn
9780761458104
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2010016849
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780761458104
  • (OCoLC)642684213

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