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K-3
Illustrated by
James E. Ransome.
Cline-Ransome gives a lively account of the great "mulatto" violinist. The text describes both what a man of his parentage could and couldn't do in eighteenth-century France and also his accomplishments. Ransome's lustrous mixed-media paintings illumine Boulogne's tropical Guadeloupe birthplace and distinguished Parisian venues with equal panache; he gives his subject an appealing intensity and intelligence that ripen into quiet authority.
48 pp.
| Abrams
| January, 2007
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8109-5720-6$18.95
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4-6
Illustrated by
Eric Velasquez.
Joseph Boulogne--his mother a slave, his father a wealthy Frenchman--became a celebrated composer in the eighteenth century. The fascinating story of his life is told through narrative text; sidebars and timelines also provide historical context, though the density of text is daunting. Velasquez's atmospheric paintings blend well with the many archival drawings and artwork. Bib., glos.