Ray Charles

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, American Library Association (ALA)
Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Storytelling World Honor Award, Storytelling World

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: 05/01/2001
ISBN: 9781584300182
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 10.31h x 8.56w x 0.18d
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/28/2001 pg. 90
Ingram Children's Advance 05/01/2001 pg. 45

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 66532 / Ray Charles
Reading Level: 4.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 1