King of Ragtime
Author: Costanza, Stephen
ISBN: 9781534410367
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 56
Dimensions: 12 inches x 10 inches x 0.5 inches
Format: Hardback
Description:
A stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz.
There was something special about Scott Joplin…
This quiet kid could make a piano laugh out loud.
Scott, the son of a man who had been enslaved,
became a king—the King of Ragtime.
This celebration of Scott Joplin, whose ragtime compositions paved the way for jazz, will captivate audiences and put a beat in their step, and the kaleidoscope-like illustrations will draw young readers in again and again.
ISBN: 9781534410367
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 56
Dimensions: 12 inches x 10 inches x 0.5 inches
Format: Hardback
Description:
A stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz.
There was something special about Scott Joplin…
This quiet kid could make a piano laugh out loud.
Scott, the son of a man who had been enslaved,
became a king—the King of Ragtime.
This celebration of Scott Joplin, whose ragtime compositions paved the way for jazz, will captivate audiences and put a beat in their step, and the kaleidoscope-like illustrations will draw young readers in again and again.
