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Article: Robert Andrew Parker: Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
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- The Horn Book Magazine
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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Robert Andrew Parker Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum; illus, by the author
40 pp. Schwartz & Wade 1/08 ISBN 978-0-375-83965-8 $16.99
Library edition ISBN 978-0-375-93965-5 $19.99
(Primary, Intermediate)
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Acclaimed illustrator Parker proves he has a gift with language as well--and with music. In a first-person text, lightly fictionalized, Parker introduces Tatum as a toddler who begins to play his mother's piano as soon as he can reach the keys. Nearly blind from birth, Art is captivated by the sounds and smells around him. Unable join the active games of his peers, he spends most of his time at the ...