Rock, Rosetta, rock! Roll, Rosetta, roll! : presenting sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock & roll / written by Tonya Bolden ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.
"Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she...
Uniform Title: | MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
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Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2023]
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Edition: | First edition. |
Series: | MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
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Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
Variant Title: |
Rock, Rosetta, rock!
Roll, Rosetta, roll!
Rock and roll Rosetta
Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock & roll
Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock and roll |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
"Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front cover flap. |
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Note: | A retelling of SIster Rosetta Tharpe's life as told by a fictional contemporary. Includes a timeline of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's life and author's note. |
Call Number: | Tharpe R BIO |
Interest Age Level: |
4-8. |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9780062994387 0062994387 |