Book Detail
Becoming Billie Holiday |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston | Illustrator: Cooper, Floyd |
| Title: Becoming Billie Holiday | Date: 2008 |
| Publisher: Wordsong | City: Honesdale, PA |
| ISBN, paperback: 9781590785072 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: | Young Adult: Yes |
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General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): biography and autobiography, poetry, nonfiction | |
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| Weatherford uses the titles of Billie Holiday songs as titles for poems that tell the story of Billie's life and road to fame. | |
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| Students could use this book as a model for their own biograhical or autobiographical poems. Students may want to research the historical period or other famous musicians during this time. Students can learn more about jazz through books such as Jazz ABZ by Wynton Marsalis or Jazz: My Music My People by Morgan Monceaux. And of course, students could listen to recordings of Billie Holiday and other jazz music. | |
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