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Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts

The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts to the World (A Picture Book Biography) by James Howe

November 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts to the World (A Picture Book Biography) by James Howe and illustrated by Jack Wong might be one of my favorite new picture biographies. Read via an online reader copy, however, you’ll have to wait until early June 2025 for your chance to read it.  We hit the highlights of the life and times of this cellist. There are several facts in the text itself, along with extras as well. This lets the book grow with […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: art, cello, classical, France, Jack Wong, James Howe, music, Performing Arts, Social Themes, Yo-Yo Ma

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:571 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: art, cello, classical, France, Jack Wong, James Howe, music, Performing Arts, Social Themes, Yo-Yo Ma ·
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Get Down and boogie with your bad-cello-self

Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma by Joanna Ho

December 8, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma by Joanna Ho and illustrated by Teresa Martínez is a lovely story about how music is the sound of the world, and how it can build a bridge, not a wall. This story follows and is based on the journey of Yo-Yo Ma to promote peace in a divided time. Lyrical text gives life to how Ma wanted to spread a bit of hope during a time in this country that was less than hopeful. With […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: cello, Joanna Ho, Mexico-US border, music, Teresa Martínez, Yo-Yo Ma

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:418 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: cello, Joanna Ho, Mexico-US border, music, Teresa Martínez, Yo-Yo Ma ·
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