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A Life Of Song: The Story Of Ella Jenkins

A Life Of Song: The Story Of Ella Jenkins

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Customers praised this beautifully illustrated biography as "approachable and meaningful," ideal for elementary students. The book chronicles musician Ella Jenkins' life, sparking discussions about music, civil rights, and connection. Educators value its educational framework while families appreciate the singalong feel.

  • Beautifully illustrated, informative story of the life of Ella Jenkins
  • An approachable and meaningful story about how Ella Jenkins became the musician she is
  • This is one of the best books I've ever read
  • 5 stars: 6 (100%)
  • 4 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
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Ron

This is a great book about the Ella Jenkins. Thank you for writing it!

Originally posted at gloobooks.com

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Rasha H.
Everything I hoped for!

Beautifully illustrated, informative story of the life of Ella Jenkins, children’s musician extraordinaire. We love Ella’s songs at my school and we’re so glad to have this book to learn more about Ella as a person.

Originally posted at gloobooks.com

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Brenda K.
Great book!

This book is so great. I am an elementary music teacher, and I am reading this book with my students. It’s an approachable and meaningful story about how Ella Jenkins became the musician she is. It has also sparked many discussions about musical influences, racial segregation, and the ability of music to connect people. I highly recommend this book.

Originally posted at gloobooks.com

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Myrna G.
A Special Lady

Having taught in the “inner city” of Chicago; I actually experienced Ella Jenkins at my school through the Urban Gateways program. The book gave me new and lovely insights into this amazing woman. Her music is definitely something to be shared and treasured as is her story.

Originally posted at gloobooks.com

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Siyu C.
Beyond the human experience

This is one of the best books I've ever read. There's not enough stars here.

Originally posted at gloobooks.com

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Andrea W.
So Glad I Pre-Ordered this Fantastic Book!

A marvelous book infused with song about a truly remarkable woman, Ella Jenkins, known to some as the “First Lady of Children’s Music”. In this lovely debut from Taylor we hum together through Ella’s magnificent story from first finding her voice as a child, to using that sound as a powerful tool effecting change in the civil rights movement, all the way to her ultimate work of uniting children in song.

A warm glow of accessible illustrations feature a golden melody dancing throughout the whole book, inspiring the reader to sing back in response joining into a group song that continues globally today, in this Ella’s 100th year with us all.

While the artwork and singalong feel will be appreciated by children and caregivers of all ages, the straight forward discussion of Ella’s work using music to fight discrimination and the surrounding challenges, is a truly beautiful framework to share with elementary school children. If using in a bedtime routine, as we did, I recommend putting this book toward the front of your stack to provide ample wiggle room before lights out for all of those really important discussions that may come up.

Originally posted at gloobooks.com

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