Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll! - Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll

Perfect for fans of Trombone Shorty and Ada''s Violin ! Award-winning author Tonya Bolden and acclaimed illustrator R. Gregory Christie deliver an inspiring true story about the life, career, and impact of 20th-century blues and gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who was a trailblazer for rock-and-roll. Includes a timeline of Sister Rosetta Tharpe''s life, author''s note, and a list of sources. 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. Her guitar picking was like nobody else''s! Boogie along with this rockin'' tribute to the Rock n'' Roll Hall of Famer Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author Tonya Bolden and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator R. Gregory Christie.

Product details

• Authors: Tonya Bolden, Bolden Tonya
• Assisted by: R. Gregory Christie (Illustration), Christie R. Gregory (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2023
• EAN: 9780062994387
• ISBN: 978-0-06-299438-7
• No. of pages: 40
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Music, 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Music, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Women, Relating to African American / Black American people, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians