Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix was many things: a superstar, a rebel, a hero, an innovator. But first, he was a boy named Jimmy who loved to draw and paint and listen to records. A boy who played air guitar with a broomstick and longed for a real guitar of his own. A boy who asked himself a question: Could someone paint pictures with sound?
This a story of a talented child who learns to see, hear, and interpret the world around him in his own unique way. It is also a story of a determined kid with a vision, who worked hard to become a devoted and masterful artist. Jimi Hendrix--a groundbreaking performer whose music shook the very foundations of rock 'n' roll.

Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 10/04/2010
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 10.80h x 10.70w x 0.32d
ISBN: 9780618852796
Age: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 140255 / Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix


Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 09/01/2010 pg. 172
Publishers Weekly 10/04/2010
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2010
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2010
Booklist 11/01/2010 pg. 57
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 186

About the Author
Gary Golio is a fine artist and a clinical social worker/psychotherapist who works with children and teens, specializing in the area of addiction. This is his first book. He lives in Ossining, New York. To learn more, please visit www.garygolio.com. Javaka Steptoe is a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award-winner who has created several books for children. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. To learn more, please visit www.javaka.com.