The teacher can do a picture walk before reading aloud in class to engage the audience with the illustrations of complex body movements through dancing and clothing styles in the 20th century. In Language Arts class, the teacher can introduce to students how an author’s writing style can portray a person's life experiences in chronological order. This children’s book would be a great read aloud in 2nd grade Language Arts, Reading, and Social Studies class. Through perseverance and the exploration of African-American cultural experiences, Alvin Ailey revolutionized American modern dance and theater forever. Alvin Ailey used his cultural background to popularize modern dance and popularize African Americans’ interest in 20th century modern concert dance.
Andrea’s writing style and Brian’s illustrations helps the reader visualize the chronological events that lead to Alvin’s discovery of love for modern dance. “Alvin Ailey” by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brain Pinkney is a biography children’s picture book that discusses the life of a pioneer from Texas who was amazed by gospel and jazz music and modern dancing choreography. After college, she followed her dream and worked as an editor for Essence magazine, but after watching her husband, Caldecott Award-winning artist Brian Pinkney, illustrate children's books, she decided to switch jobs and became involved in book publishing.Īndrea Davis Pinkney currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She went to Syracuse University, where she majored in journalism. Pinkney was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Connecticut.
The first official story she remembers writing was in second grade - it was about her family. Her mother is a teacher and her father is a great storyteller, so growing up surrounded by books and stories is what inspired Andrea Davis Pinkney to choose a career as an author. In 2010, Andrea's book entitled Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down, was published on the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-ins of 1960. Pinkney's newest books include Meet the Obamas and Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride, which has garnered three starred reviews and has been named one of the "Best Books of 2009" by School Library Journal. Woodson Award and Alvin Ailey, a Parenting Publication Gold medal winner. Andrea Davis Pinkney is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 books for children, including the Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Honor Book Duke Ellington, illustrated by Brian Pinkney Let it Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Carter G.
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