This February marks the 50th anniversary of Black History Month, established by President Gerald Ford in 1976 and passed into law in 1986 by the United States Congress.
These inspiring biographies teach children about the lives and legacies of three iconic African American musicians.
G-R-O-O-V-E Aretha finds her groove when she’s rocking R&B
No woman of her time has more chart-toppers than she.
Aretha Franklin was born in a family devoted to God and music and is known as the Queen of Soul. As a girl, Aretha learned to play piano and sang in her church choir. She recorded her first record at age fourteen and is one of the best selling music artists in history. Lively illustrations and simple, rhyming text highlight special moments from Aretha Franklin’s musical journey alongside moving depictions of Civil Rights leaders and key events in American history.
Everyone who loves music will enjoy this lively story of young Ella Fitzgerald dancing her way from an orphanage in New York City to singing at the Apollo Theater while young Louis Armstrong sings his heart out on street corners in New Orleans and grows up to play his trumpet on riverboats in New Orleans and jazz clubs in Chicago. The two friends even got to perform together at the Hollywood Bowl concert in California. Illustrations by Ken Daly bring this inspiring story to life.
Discover more children's books about African Americans on our African American Culture Picture Books booklist.
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