When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson

About this book

Children’s Literature Legacy Award Winner A harmonious introduction to one of our country's most important singers and role models--as envisioned by Newbery Honoree Pam Muñoz Ryan and Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick. Marian Anderson is best known for her historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, which drew an integrated crowd of 75,000 people in pre-Civil Rights America. While this momentous event showcased the uniqueness of her voice, the strength of her character, and the struggles of the times in which she lived, it is only part of her story. Like the operatic arias Marian would come to sing, Ryan's text is as moving as a libretto, and Selznick's pictures as exquisitely detailed and elaborately designed as a stage set. What emerges most profoundly from their shared vision is a role model of courage.

Details

Format

Hardcover

ISBN-13

9780439269674

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Published

October 1, 2002

Pages

40

Weight

20.8 oz

Subject

Juvenile Nonfiction