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Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice
18.00 JOD
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Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just James–a stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child…and ultimately found his voice through poetry.Before there was Mufasa…Before there was Darth Vader… There was a young boy names James Earl Jones, who spoke with a stutter and dreaded having to talk in class. Whenever James tried to voice his thoughts, his words got stuck in his throat. But James figured out a solution for his shame: if he didn’t speak, he wouldn’t stutter. And so he was silent…until he wrote his own poem, Ode to Grapefruit, and found a love for poetry. Lyrical text, stunning art, and compelling backmatter about stuttering pair together for a remarkable picture book about how a boy who refused to speak for eight years learned to manage his stutter through poetry–and grew up to become an EGOT-winning performer with a voice few could forget.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.49 kg |
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| Dimensions | 1.02 × 24.92 × 28.73 cm |
| PubliCanadation City/Country | USA |
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| Format | Hardback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 48 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2024-7-30 |
| Imprint | |
| For Ages | P-3 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593372778 |
| About The Author | Kari Lavelle is the author of We Move the World, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, as well as the Butt or Face? series. She has always had a love of words: as a kid reading books, as a speech pathologist helping children communicate, and now as a writer creating stories. She lives in Austin, Texas with her human family and their dog, Dobby.Bryan Collier has illustrated more than thirty-five picture books, including the award-winning Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter, and Knock Knock: My Father’s Dream for Me, as well as City Shapes and Fifty Cents and a Dream, and has received four Caldecott Honors and six Coretta Scott King Awards. He recently illustrated Thurgood, which received four starred reviews and was a Washington Post and Bank Street Best Book of the Year. Bryan lives with his wife and children in Marlboro, New York. |
"A testament to poetry’s expressive powers." —Kirkus Reviews"In his signature mix of paint and collage, Collier portrays Jones progressing from downcast shame to glowing triumph….Thought-provoking." —Booklist |
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