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Sweethearts of rhythm : the story of the greatest all-girl swing band in the world / written by Marilyn Nelson ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. |
| Authors: | Nelson, Marilyn, 1946- |
| Call number: | j811 NEL |
| Publisher: | New York : Dial Books, c2009. |
| Publication date: | c2009. |
| Subject: |
Women jazz musicians -- United States -- Poetry.
Big bands -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Juvenile literature. International Sweethearts of Rhythm -- Poetry. |
| Title: | Sweethearts of rhythm : the story of the greatest all-girl swing band in the world / written by Marilyn Nelson ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. |
| Physical description: | 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 x 27 cm. |
| Summary note: | A look at a 1940's all-female jazz band, that originated from a boarding school in Mississippi and found its way to the most famous ballrooms in the country, offering solace during the hard years of the war. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Added author: | Pinkney, Jerry, ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780803731875 0803731876 |
| LCCN: | 2008046255 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1225545 |
| Bib No.: | 1225545 |
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| Decatur Library | Nonfiction, Children's | j811 NEL | Checked In |
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