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Series
Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 14
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Jack and Annie must travel back in time to New Orleans in 1915 to help a teenaged Louis Armstrong fulfill his destiny and become the "King of Jazz."
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Acoustic Rooster forms a jazz band with Duck Ellington, Bee Holliday, and Pepe Ernesto Cruz to compete in the annual Barnyard Talent Show against such greats as Thelonius Monkey, Mules Davis, and Ella Finchgerald. Includes glossary, notes on the characters and songs, and jazz timeline.
3) Rebound
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
5) Bat and Rat
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Bat and Rat are two best friends living in the big city. Together these nocturnal pals enjoy their favorite things, like riding the subway, dumpster diving in Chinatown, writing songs, and playing in a band. One hot summer night, while tasting their favorite flavors of ice cream, like mosquito ripple, they find the inspiration for the perfect new tune-for they realize their favorite is each other.
Written in a gentle, sweet style reminiscent of Arnold...
6) Hip Cat
Author
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Hip Cat journeys to the city by the bay to live his dream of being a jazz musician.
8) Kid Sterling
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this poignant coming of age young adult novel Sterling Crawford is a young African American kid living in New Orleans in 1906 learning about jazz, the legendary Buddy Bolden and forced to face racism, a loaded justice system and racial barriers that divide a nation."--
10) Cool Daddy Rat
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A young rat hides in his father's bass case and tags along as he plays and scats around the big city.
11) This jazz man
Author
Pub. Date
©2006.
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to jazz music and nine well-known jazz musicians, set to the rhythm of the traditional song, "This Old Man." Includes brief facts about each musician.
12) Bebop Express
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A rollicking rhythmic express train takes passengers on a jazzy journey that celebrates the United States and its unique musical culture.
15) Jazz for lunch
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After lunch at a very crowded jazz cafe, a boy and his Auntie Nina are inspired to create a feast of their own with such treats as Thelonious Monk Fish and Nat King Cole Slaw.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Before Kit can write a news story about an upcoming sold-out jazz concert, sinister pranks threaten to cancel the show and Kit is falsely accused of stealing a valuable trumpet. Includes an "Inside Kit's World" essay about the popularity of jazz and swing music during the Depression.
18) Alligator jazz
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Alligator Slim gives up the blues, moves to the city, and gets a job playing jazz saxophone at the zoo, but fellow performer Weasel is not happy about his success.
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A fly uses a combination of Spanish and jazz scat to ask a sloth, a monkey, and a mackaw to transport his band to a tropical concert site, and then to talk sense to an anteater who interrupts their performance. Includes author's note on how language, rhythm, color, and life are depicted in the book.
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