Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane

A lyrical picture book biography of John Coltrane that focuses on his childhood. Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot to hear, growing up in the south during the 1930s: church songs, preachers praying, music on the radio, and the bustling of the household. John was surrounded by all kinds of vivid noises that shaped his own sound as a musician. With vibrant words and glowing colors, Carole Boston Weatherford and Sean Qualls compose an amazingly rich hymn to the childhood of jazz legend John Coltrane. Before John Was a Jazz Giant is a 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book and a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Weatherford, Carole BostonPublished: 04/05/2022Publisher: Square FishISBN: 9781250822703Pages: 32Weight: 0.25lbsSize: 9.90h x 7.90w x 0.30d