Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix
by Gary Golio and Javaka Steptoe
Jimi Hendrix was many things: a superstar, a rebel, a hero, an innovator. But... read more
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2010
Word Count 1,740
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 900L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 140255, 0.5 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Hendrix, Jimi
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Guitarists
- Guitarists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Rock
- Rock musicians
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Rock musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Hendrix, Jimi--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: Schoolwide
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Javaka Steptoe about Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Gary Golio
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Vocabulary Resources 1
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2011
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2011
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