Rekha S Rajan

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About The Author

Dr. Rekha S. Rajan is a musician, classically trained opera singer, and the USA TODAY bestselling author of over fifteen books for kids and adults, including the This Is Music board book series, Can You Dance Like a Peacock?, Amazing Landmarks, That Swingin’ Sound!, and The Numbers Race. She has a doctorate and a master’s in music education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a master’s in education from Roosevelt University, where she also received a bachelor’s degree in music. Rekha lives in Chicago with her husband and children. Learn more at RekhaSRajan.com.

Books by Rekha S Rajan

The Numbers Race

How Shakuntala Devi's Mathematical Mind Zoomed Around the World

By Rekha S Rajan
Illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat
This upbeat and accessible picture book biography makes math fun with the true story of record-breaking Indian mathematician Shakuntala Devi taking on the world’s toughest math problems.
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That Swingin' Sound!

The Musical Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

By Rekha S Rajan
Illustrated by Ken Daley
This rhythmic read-aloud picture book biography that’s “as dynamic as it is informative” (BCCB, starred review) dances through the musical childhoods of jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, their rise to stardom, and the friendship that kept them...
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