Hey, Charleston! The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band
by Rockwell, Anne
Series:Carolrhoda Picture Books
MusicCarter G. Woodson Award/HonorOrphansBlack PeopleCoop. Children's Book CenterJunior Library Guild Selection
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AR Book Level
5.6
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
2,007
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
159696 EN
About this book
Rev. Daniel J. Jenkins, a former slave and orphan himself, founded an orphanage for young African American children, the first of its kind in Charleston. The orphanage took in donations of musical instruments and soon formed a jazz band.
