Sweethearts of Rhythm (picture book) explained

Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story Of The Greatest All-Girl Swing Band In The World
Author:Marilyn Nelson
Illustrator:Jerry Pinkney
Note:Book designed by Lily Malcolm
Country:United States
Language:English
Published:2009 (Dial Press)
Media Type:Print (hardback)
Pages:79
Isbn:9780803731875
Oclc:269282146

Sweethearts of Rhythm is a 2009 book by Marilyn Nelson and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, published by Dial Books for Young Readers. It is about various musical instruments in a pawnshop poetically reminiscing about the jazz band, International Sweethearts of Rhythm.

Reception

The Horn Book Magazine, in a review of Sweethearts of Rhythm, wrote "Nelson's verbal evocations of the music and its players, and her wry asides .. re-create a wartime when the absence of men enabled these talented women to pursue their art. Pinkney does them proud in expansive wordless spreads between the poems plus full-page art facing each poem;".

Booklist, in a starred review, found "Words and pictures swinging together capture the Sweethearts in full cry." and School Library Journal wrote "Nelson's syncopated poetry jives perfectly with Pinkney's layered watercolors".

Sweethearts of Rhythm has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[1] Library Media Connection magazine,[2] Voice of Youth Advocates,[3] and Kirkus Reviews.[4]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Old African (starred review). Based on legend, this story by frequent collaborators Lester and Pinkney moves gracefully and affectingly from darkness into light.. October 24, 2006 . Publishers Weekly . January 22, 2017.
  2. Web site: Sweethearts of Rhythm . Although the vocabulary may be somewhat difficult for a struggling reader, each poem is so jam packed with history and culture that this book deserves a place in any library. Highly Recommended. . Issaquah, WA . King County Library System . January 22, 2017.
  3. Web site: Sweethearts of rhythm : the story of the greatest all-girl swing band in the world: Reviews . Washington County, Oregon . Washington County Cooperative Library Services . January 22, 2017.
  4. Web site: Sweethearts of Rhythm (starred review) . September 15, 2009 . Nelson brings her signature poetic treatment of history to this outstanding collaboration with illustrator Pinkney . Kirkus Reviews . January 22, 2017.
  5. Web site: Best Children's Books of 2009. Gloriously evocative poetry and paintings . November 2, 2009 . Publishers Weekly . January 22, 2017.
  6. Web site: 20Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of The Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World . Unique poetry and creative illustrations . American Library Association . January 22, 2017.
  7. 2010 . History/Life & Culture in the America . Social Education (Supplement) . National Council for the Social Studies . 10 . January 22, 2017.
  8. Web site: 2010 Notable Books for a Global Society . https://web.archive.org/web/20140805172701/http://www.clrsig.org/pdfs/2010nbgslist.pdf . 5 August 2014 . dead . Children's Literature & Reading Special Interest Group . International Reading Association . 3 November 2023.
  9. Web site: 2010 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award Nominations . Early 1940s history comes to life . American Library Association. January 22, 2016.
  10. Web site: Nonfiction Favorites . April 30, 2014 . The National Endowment for the Humanities . January 22, 2017.

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