Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice (Hardcover)
- SKU:
- D2173
- MPN:
- O135E
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Ships within 1 business day
- Type:
- Hardcover
- Age:
- 4-8 years
- Pages:
- 48
- Dimensions:
- 9.8 x 11.25 x .4 inches
- ISBN:
- 9780593372760
- Author:
- Kari Lavelle
Description
Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his smooth, memorable voice, he was just James — a stutterer who stopped speaking for 8 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 named James Earl Jones, who stuttered 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 come 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.
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