Respect: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul

Title: Respect: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston ISBN: 9781534452282 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Published: 2020 Binding: Regular Hardback Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Children's Picture Books 1298406 Publisher Description: Winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustration Award! From a New York Times bestselling author and an acclaimed illustrator comes this vibrant portrait of Aretha Franklin that pays her the R-E-S-P-E-C-T this Queen of Soul deserves. Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church where her soaring voice spanned more than three octaves. Her string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul," multiple Grammy Awards, and a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But Aretha didn't just raise her voice in song, she also sp