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A stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whoseragtime music paved the way for jazz.

There was something special about Scott Joplin
This quiet kid could make a piano laugh out loud.

Scott, the son of a man who had been enslaved,
became a kingthe King of Ragtime.

This celebration of Scott Joplin, whose ragtime compositions paved the way for jazz, will captivate audiences and put a beat in their step, and the kaleidoscope-like illustrations will draw young readers in again and again.