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Duke Ellington : and more stories to celebrate great figures in African American history.

Whitaker, Forest. (Added Author). Rashad, Phylicia, 1948- (Added Author). Williams, Billy Dee, 1937- (Added Author). Jackson, Samuel L. (Added Author). Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Duke Ellington. (Added Author). Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Ella Fitzgerald. (Added Author). Shange, Ntozake. Ellington was not a street. (Added Author). Lester, Julius, 1939-2018 John Henry. (Added Author). Pinkney, J. Brian. (Added Author). Nelson, Kadir. (Added Author). Pinkney, Jerry. (Added Author). Scholastic Inc. (Added Author). New Video Group. (Added Author).

Summary:

Celebrate African American history with this historic collection of stories. Collection include: Duke Ellington; Ellington was not a street; Ella Fitzgerald: the tale of a vocal virtuosa; and John Henry read-along and discussion questions.

Record details

ISBN: 0545329744
ISBN: 9780545329743
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [United States] : Scholastic : [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Release date: Jan. 11, 2011. Includes special feature.
Formatted Contents Note:	Duke Ellington / by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney -- Ella Fitzgerald: a tale of vocal virtuosa / by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney -- Ellington was not a street / by Ntozake Shange ; Kadir Nelson -- John Henry / by Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrators: Forest Whitaker, Phylicia Rashad, Billy Dee Williams, Samuel L. Jackson.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 4-9.
System Details Note:	DVD.