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Little Rosetta and the talking guitar : the musical story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll Cover Image Book Book

Little Rosetta and the talking guitar : the musical story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll / written and illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.

Pinkney Barlow, Charnelle, (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

"Decades before Elvis Presley was dubbed the King of Rock and Roll, before Billy Haley played 'Rock Around the Clock,' and before the Beatles revolutionized popular music, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a Black guitar player from Cotton Plant, Arksansas."-- Front jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593571064
  • ISBN: 0593571061
  • ISBN: 9780593571071
  • ISBN: 059357107X
  • Physical Description: 40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2023.

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Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-7 Doubleday Books for Young Readers.

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Genre: Biographies.
Creative nonfiction.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Union County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cook Memorial Library - La Grande .

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Cook Memorial Library - La Grande J 921 Tha (Text) 35178001929770 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -

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