Nationwide — Get able to hit the stage with The ABCs of R&B, the primary A-to-Z youngsters’s e book celebrating the legends of rhythm and blues. Written by educator and creator Claudia Walker and revealed by HBCU Prep Faculty, the e book is written in partaking, rhyming prose that takes readers of all ages on a soulful journey via the artists who formed music, tradition, and reminiscences for generations.
From Motown legends like Stevie Marvel and the Temptations, to 80s and 90s icons like Prince, Aaliyah, and Mary J. Blige, to up to date stars like SZA and H.E.R., The ABCs of R&B introduces youngsters to the tales, achievements, and impression behind the music they hear daily. With vibrant, playful illustrations by XPayne that deliver every artist to life, each web page looks like a front-row seat at a dwell live performance.
The e book additionally features a QR code linking to a curated playlist of traditional and up to date R&B hits, permitting youngsters to expertise the music as they learn. Whereas designed for youngsters, it additionally provides adults an opportunity to relive the songs and reminiscences which have formed them.
Claudia Walker mentioned, “R&B has at all times been a soundtrack to our lives. I nonetheless bear in mind my first New Version live performance after I was 9, the Saturdays with music blasting whereas my mother cleaned the home, and the traditional songs that play at each household reunion. I needed to create a e book that helps at the moment’s youngsters join with the artists who formed the music, the tradition, and the reminiscences all of us share.”
Following the success of The ABCs of HBCUs and different titles, The ABCs of R&B continues HBCU Prep Faculty’s mission to heart Black voices, tales, and pleasure in youngsters’s books.
In regards to the AuthorClaudia Walker is an Oakland-based creator, educator, and speaker whose work has been featured in The New York Instances, Essence, and Forbes. She has been invited to the White Home in recognition of her contributions to schooling and publishing. She based HBCU Prep Faculty to create books and studying instruments that commemorate Black historical past, tradition, and achievement for youngsters.
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