Nina
A Story of Nina Simone
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · September 28, 2021
A 2022 Coretta Scott King Book Award Honoree!
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- Who it’s for
- A picture-book biography follows Nina Simone from classical beginnings to a voice of protest.
- Themes
- Nina Simone's musical career, Protest against racial inequality, Music and family influence
- Genres
- Musicians' Lives for Kids, Civil & Human Rights, Social Activist Biographies for Kids
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A 2022 Coretta Scott King Book Award Honoree! This luminous, defining picture book biography illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Christian Robinson, tells the remarkable and inspiring story of acclaimed singer Nina Simone and her bold, defiant, and exultant legacy. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in small town North Carolina, Nina Simone was a musical child. She sang before she talked and learned to play piano at a very young age.
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With the support of her family and community, she received music lessons that introduced her to classical composers like Bach who remained with her and influenced her music throughout her life. She loved the way his music began softly and then tumbled to thunder, like her mother's preaching, and in much the same way as her career. During her first performances under the name of Nina Simone her voice was rich and sweet but as the Civil Rights Movement gained steam, Nina's voice soon became a thunderous roar as she raised her voice in powerful protest in the fight against racial inequality and discrimination.
From Keys to Protest
A picture-book biography follows Nina Simone from classical beginnings to a voice of protest.
Come here for
- Classical music meeting a rising protest voice
- A portrait of musical roots and civil-rights conviction
Expect
- A voice that shifts from sweetness to thunder
- Bach’s influence alongside the Civil Rights Movement
Where it sits
| Musicians' Lives for Kids | 77% |
|---|---|
| Civil & Human Rights | 38% |
| Social Activist Biographies for Kids | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Musicians' Lives for Kids
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- African American Life (U.S.)
- Authors
- Traci N. Todd
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- September 28, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Nina Simone's musical career · Protest against racial inequality · Music and family influence
- Reading lane
- Musicians' Lives for Kids