Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just Jamesa stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child...and ultimately found his voice through poetry.A National Council of Teachers of English Honor BookBefore there was Mufasa...Before there was Darth Vader... There was a young boy names James Earl Jones, who spoke with a stutter 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 didnt speak, he wouldnt 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 pair together for a remarkable picture book about how a boy who refused to speak for eight years learned to manage his stutter through poetryand grew up to become an EGOTwinning performer with a voice few could forget.
Binding: Hardback;48 pages; Publisher: Random House USA Inc; Classification: YN; Weight: 632 g; Dimensions: 286 x 252 x 12
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Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just Jamesa stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child...and ultimately found his voice through poetry.A National Council of Teachers of English Honor BookBefore there was Mufasa...Before there was Darth Vader... There was a young boy names James Earl Jones, who spoke with a stutter 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 didnt speak, he wouldnt 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 pair together for a remarkable picture book about how a boy who refused to speak for eight years learned to manage his stutter through poetryand grew up to become an EGOTwinning performer with a voice few could forget.
Binding: Hardback;48 pages; Publisher: Random House USA Inc; Classification: YN; Weight: 632 g; Dimensions: 286 x 252 x 12
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