When Marian Sang
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The creative team behind Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride returns with a picture book biography as understated and graceful as its subject, singer Marian Anderson (1897-1993). Tracing the African-American diva from her beginnings as an eight-year-old church choir wonder (“the pride of South Philadelphia”) through years of struggle to rise above the racism that would delay her debut with the Metropolitan Opera until she was 57, this book masterfully distills the events in the life of an extraordinary musician. Ryan’s narrative smoothly integrates biographical details with lyrics from the gospel songs Anderson made famous: a passage about the budding singer’s longing to perform onstage (“Opera was simply the sun and the moon a dream that seemed too far away to reach”) segues to “He’s got the sun and the moon right in His hands”; “Sometimes I feel like a motherless child…” follows a 2/3 spread of the singer on the bow of a ship bound for Europe, the sun creating a halo effect. Working with a sepia-toned palette, Selznick’s paintings shimmer with emotion, his range of shading as versatile as Anderson’s three-octave voice. Whether depicting her as barely visible beyond the crowds at her famous 1939 concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial or in a final scene of her stepping into the spotlight at the Met, the images are striking and memorable (particularly the soulful face of Marian herself as she matures from child to woman). The author’s and artist’s notes, timeline and discography round out this stellar effort. Ages 6-10.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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SKU (ISBN): 9780439269674
ISBN10: 0439269679
Pam Ryan | Illustrator: Brian Selznick
Binding: Cloth Text
Published: September 2002
Publisher: Scholastic
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