Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
When he was a boy, Edward Kennedy Ellington's first love was baseball. At his... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 1998
Word Count 1,510
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 28077
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Music
- Subject Headings
- Jazz musicians
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- African American jazz musicians
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Jazz
- Musicians
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974--Juvenile literature
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- African Americans--Biography
- Ellington, Duke
- Jazz musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Brian Pinkney about Duke Ellington
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Brian Pinkney
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In-depth Written Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from ReadWriteThink
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Lesson Plan from Smithsonian National Museum of American History
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Lesson Plan from Weston Woods
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Book Readings 3

Video Book Reading of "Clip 2" narrated by Forest Whitaker
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Video Book Reading of "Clip 1" narrated by Forest Whitaker
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Forest Whitaker
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2020
Illustrator Honor, 1999

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2020
Honor, 1999

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 1999

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
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