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Leontyne Price Voice of a Century
Leontyne Price Voice of a Century
Reviewed by: Sally Holt - Raymond Village Library, Raymond, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: March 1, 2015
Review
Cream of the Crop. Biography about Leontyne Price one of the greatest black opera singers of the 20th Century. The book tells of her simple beginnings, encouraging parents and a strong sense of pride for who she was. The strife that has been prevalent in this country between races and how Marian overcame this strife is the prevailing message of the book. Though she was famous throughout the world she never forgot her roots and who she was as an individual. The illustrations were created in watercolors. Primascolor pencils and lithograph crayons on Arches watercolor paper. The illustrations and writing fit and flow well together. This would be a good book for a child who has a special hope and dream for their future and perhaps feels there are some road blocks to that future. And to also realize it is important to stay who you are. The writing is easy to understand and would be appropriate for young children thru 4th grade.
Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
Boston Weatherford, Carole
Illustrator: Colon, Raul
Illustration Quality: excellent
Publisher: Alfres A. Knopf
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: historical fiction,biography / autobiography
Audience: grades k-3,grades 4-6
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: excellent
ISBN: 9780375856068
Price: 17.99