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Dizzy

by Jonah Winter
Kevin R. Free
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An acclaimed biographer for children, Jonah Winter brings historical figures to life for young listeners. Here he turns his talents to jazz legend John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie. Born into poverty and the victim of vicious parental abuses, Dizzy received a trumpet one day and it changed his life forever. Dizzy follows Gillespie's journey from rural South Carolina to New York City-straight into the burgeoning jazz scene he soon immersed himself in. "... a delightful story that introduces readers to an influential and unique American musician."-School Library Journal, starred review
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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781490663210
  • File size: 6388 KB
  • Release date: May 1, 2015
  • Duration: 00:13:18

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781490663210
  • File size: 6390 KB
  • Release date: May 1, 2015
  • Duration: 00:13:18
  • Number of parts: 1
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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction

Languages

English

An acclaimed biographer for children, Jonah Winter brings historical figures to life for young listeners. Here he turns his talents to jazz legend John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie. Born into poverty and the victim of vicious parental abuses, Dizzy received a trumpet one day and it changed his life forever. Dizzy follows Gillespie's journey from rural South Carolina to New York City-straight into the burgeoning jazz scene he soon immersed himself in. "... a delightful story that introduces readers to an influential and unique American musician."-School Library Journal, starred review
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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction