Ray Charles
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Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner - American Library Association (ALA) Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner - American Library Association (ALA)A beautiful new edition of the award-winning biography of world-famous musician Ray Charles.As a young boy he fell in love with music, and as a man, the world fell in love with his music. Ray Charles and his soulful, passionate rhythm and melodies have been embraced around the globe for decades. Now, in this beautiful new edition of the award-winning biography, readers can follow Charles from his boyhood, when he lost his sight completely and learned to read and write music in Braille, until the age of 40, when he had become a world-renowned jazz and blues musician. In a new introduction, the author updates Charles’ life to the present day.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781584300182
- Publication Date
- May 1, 2001
- Publisher
- Lee Low Books
- Original Publication Date
- May 10, 1973
- Page Count
- 40
- Word Count
- 3683
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 8 - 11 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 00064109
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 44905126
- Lexile® Level
- 680L
- Scholastic Level
- N
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.3
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 66532
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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