Library's review
This entertaining and comprehensive informational text is a narrative history of the influence Motown had on music, American culture, and the civil rights movement. Author’s Note, Timeline, Discography.
Genres
Lexile
1030L
Publication
Roaring Brook Press (2015), 176 pages
Description
"A narrative history of the Motown music label covering the historical context, personalities, and ongoing legacy of the "sound of young America.""--
Awards
Arkansas Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2018)
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction (Nominee — 2016)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nominee — 2016)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Junior — 2016)
New York Public Library Best Books: For Kids (Nonfiction — 2015)
Notable Children's Book (Older Readers — 2016)
Nerdy Book Award (2015)
El día de los niños / El día de los libros (6-8 — 2017)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Informational Books for Older Readers — 2015)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2015-09-29
Pages
176
Physical description
176 p.; 9.54 inches
ISBN
9781596439733
DDC/MDS
| 781.644 |
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