Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix

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Hardcover
Author: Gary Golio
Illustrator: Javaka Steptoe
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publish Date: October 2010
Language: English
Reading Level: 5.6
EAN: 9780618852796

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Overview

Jimi Hendrix was many things: a superstar, a rebel, a hero, an innovator. But first, he was a boy named Jimmy who loved to draw and paint and listen to records. A boy who played air guitar with a broomstick and longed for a real guitar of his own. A boy who asked himself a question: Could someone paint pictures with sound?
This a story of a talented child who learns to see, hear, and interpret the world around him in his own unique way. It is also a story of a determined kid with a vision, who worked hard to become a devoted and masterful artist. Jimi Hendrix–a groundbreaking performer whose music shook the very foundations of rock ‘n’ roll.

Details

Pages: 32
Dimensions: 10.8 x 10.7 x 0.32 in
Lexile Score: 900
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 0618852794

Awards

2011 Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book (Illustrator)