The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra: The Sound of Joy Is Enlightening

Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka shares his love of jazz great Sun Ra, just in time to mark the centennial of the musician's birth.

Jazz musician Sun Ra (1914-1993) always said that he came from Saturn. Being from another planet, he was naturally intrigued by everything earthly -- especially music, because music is the one thing on Earth most like the stars. Earthlings themselves confused Sun Ra, the way they sorted themselves by color and fought wars against one another. So he made music. And he traveled with other musicians and singers, calling themselves the Sun Ra Arkestra, playing, singing, and dancing for people all over the planet. Because music, he said, is what holds us all together. Join acclaimed author-illustrator Chris Raschka in celebrating a legend of the jazz world who was truly one of a kind.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 05/13/2014
ISBN: 9780763658069
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.80h x 8.00w x 0.50d
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner

Review Citations: Booklist 02/01/2014 pg. 62
Publishers Weekly 03/03/2014
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2014
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 182
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 112
Shelf Awareness 06/06/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2014 pg. 592
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 27
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 166189 / Cosmobiography of Sun Ra
Reading Level: 5.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5