Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone

by Alice Brière-Haquet and Bruno Liance

Book Overview

With evocative black-and-white illustrations and moving prose, readers are introduced to jazz-music legend and civil-rights activist Nina Simone.

A stunning picture-book biography of the High Priestess of Soul and one of the greatest voices of the 20th century. Shared as a lullaby to her daughter, a soulful song recounts Simone's career, the trials she faced as an African American woman, and the stand she took during the Civil Rights Movement...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580898270
• ISBN13: 9781580898270
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3