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How Sweet the Sound Audiobook, by Kwame Alexander Play Audiobook Sample

How Sweet the Sound Audiobook

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Read By: Karen Murray Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: January 2025 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781668647349

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

4

Longest Chapter Length:

37:59 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

36 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

11:48 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

18

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Publisher Description

Featuring artists ranging from Miles Davis to Kendrick Lamar, dive into this stunningly illustrated celebration of the history of Black music in America by the award-winning author of The Undefeated.

Listen to the sound of survival, courage, and democracy—the soundtrack of America. Hear Billie Holiday's raspy, mournful voice, and tap your foot to Louis Armstrong's trumpet. Scream with James Brown and bop your head to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Can you spot the 80+ references to artists like Robert Johnson, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix, Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, and Beyonce? 

Come dance to Kwame Alexander’s melodious narrative of the history of Black music in America, accompanied by the vibrant illustrations of Charly Palmer. 

The book includes extensive back matter, providing even more context and history about the music and musicians.

 

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About Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander is a poet, speaker, educator, and bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including The Crossover, which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American Literature for Children. His other works include the novels He Said, She Said and Booked, as well as his nonfiction debut, The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life. He is the cofounder of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy program.