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Life of Song, A: The Story of Ella Jenkins
Ty-Juana Taylor
Illustrator: Jade Johnson
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Gloo Books
ISBN: 978-1-7372404-3-3
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-folk music, jazz, segregation, spiritals, children's music
The author weaves together Jenkins's childhood love of music, especially jazz, and her life as a civil rights activist and renowned figure in children's music. Digital illustrations.