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32 pp.
| Abrams |
May, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4197-2849-5$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Matthew Cordell.
A brown-skinned girl with a "Rock n' Roll Soul" uses rhythmic, rhyming words to extol the virtues of music, from hip-hop to classical, as she prepares to wow the crowd at the school talent show. Cordell's loose pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations seem to vibrate with energy, a perfect complement to the onomatopoeia-filled text. A rocking and empowering read-aloud.