Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin

by Michelle Meadows

Book Overview

Celebrate James Baldwin's one-hundredth birthday anniversary with the first-ever illustrated biography of this legendary writer, orator, activist, and intellectual.

Before he became a writer, James "Jimmy" Baldwin was a young boy from Harlem, New York, who loved stories. He found joy in the rhythm of music, family, and books.

But Jimmy also found the blues, as a Black man living in America.

When he discovered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063273470
• ISBN13: 9780063273474
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3