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Ellington was not a street
- Title
- Ellington was not a street / written by Ntozake Shange ; illustrations by Kadir Nelson.
- Author
- Shange, Ntozake.
- Publication
- New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, ©2004.
- Supplementary Content
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc G 04-23 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Text | Request in advance | J 811 SHANGE | Offsite |
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- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 31 cm
- Summary
- A tribute to select African American men including Paul Robeson, William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois, Ray Barretto, Earlington Carl "Sonny Til" Tilghman, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, Dr. Kwane Nkrumah, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Virgil "Honey Bear" Atkins, and the Clovers.
- Subjects
- African American artists
- African American civil rights workers
- African American girls
- African Americans > Poetry
- American poetry
- African American artists > Juvenile poetry
- Children's poetry, American
- African American civil rights workers > Juvenile poetry
- Poetry
- Black author
- African American girls > Juvenile poetry
- Juvenile works
- Genre/Form
- Juvenile works.
- Poetry.
- Awards (note)
- Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 2005.
- ALA Notable Books for Children, 2005
- Contents
- Paul Robeson -- William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois -- Ray Barretto -- Earlington Carl "Sonny Til" Tilghman -- John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie -- Dr. Kwame Nkrumah -- Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington -- Virgin "Honey Bear" Akins -- The Clovers (vocal group.).
- Call Number
- Sc G 04-23
- ISBN
- 0689828845
- 9780689828843
- LCCN
- 00045060
- OCLC
- 45247240
- Author
- Shange, Ntozake.
- Title
- Ellington was not a street / written by Ntozake Shange ; illustrations by Kadir Nelson.
- Imprint
- New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, ©2004.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Creator/Contributor Characteristics
- African AmericansAmericans
- Awards
- Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 2005.ALA Notable Books for Children, 2005
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Nelson, Kadir, illustrator.Schomburg Children's Collection.Joyce B. Dinkins Children's Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Sc G 04-23J 811 SHANGE