Bibliograph

Ellington was not a street, written by Ntozake Shange ; illustrations by Kadir Nelson

Type

Label

Ellington was not a street, written by Ntozake Shange ; illustrations by Kadir Nelson

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 5 to 11

resource.interestGradeLevel

Kindergarten to grade 6

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

Ellington was not a street

Oclc number

45247240

Responsibility statement

written by Ntozake Shange ; illustrations by Kadir Nelson

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

Table Of 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.)

Target audience

primary

Classification

Contributor