Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice
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Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just James--a stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child...and ultimately found his voice through poetry.
A National Council of Teachers of English Honor Book
Before there was Mufasa...Before there was Darth Vader... There was a young boy names James Earl Jones, who spoke with a stutter and dreaded having to talk in class.
Whenever James tried to voice his thoughts, his words got stuck in his throat. But James figured out a solution for his shame: if he didn't speak, he wouldn't stutter.
And so he was silent...until he wrote his own poem, Ode to Grapefruit, and found a love for poetry.
Lyrical text, stunning art, and compelling backmatter about stuttering pair together for a remarkable picture book about how a boy who refused to speak for eight years learned to manage his stutter through poetry--and grew up to become an EGOT-winning performer with a voice few could forget.
Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice
By Kari Lavelle
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A National Council of Teachers of English Honor Book
Before there was Mufasa...Before there was Darth Vader... There was a young boy names James Earl Jones, who spoke with a stutter and dreaded having to talk in class.
Whenever James tried to voice his thoughts, his words got stuck in his throat. But James figured out a solution for his shame: if he didn't speak, he wouldn't stutter.
And so he was silent...until he wrote his own poem, Ode to Grapefruit, and found a love for poetry.
Lyrical text, stunning art, and compelling backmatter about stuttering pair together for a remarkable picture book about how a boy who refused to speak for eight years learned to manage his stutter through poetry--and grew up to become an EGOT-winning performer with a voice few could forget.
ISBN
9780593372760
Pages
48 pages
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
Jul 30, 2024
Language
en
Cover type
Hardcover
Book details
- Authors
- Kari Lavelle
- ISBN
- 9780593372760
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Published
- Jul 30, 2024
- Publication year
- 2024
- Pages
- 48
- Dimensions
- 0.03937 in × 0.03937 in × 0.03937 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Juvenile NonfictionDisabilitiesBiography & AutobiographyPerforming ArtsPeople & PlacesUnited StatesAfrican American & Black