This Jazz Man
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 27, 2015
A Picture Books pick for readers exploring This Jazz Man.
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- Who it’s for
- A familiar counting song gets a jazzy lift, pairing musical names with lively, dancing illustrations.
- Themes
- Jazz musicians, Counting, Music and dance
- Pacing
- Fast
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Start with this bookAbout this book
In this toe-tapping jazz tribute, the traditional "This Old Man" gets a swinging makeover, and some of the era's best musicians take center stage. The tuneful text and vibrant illustrations bop, slide, and shimmy across the page as Satchmo plays one, Bojangles plays two . . . right on down the line to Charles Mingus, who plays nine, plucking strings that sound "divine."
Continue reading
Easy on the ear and the eye, this playful introduction to nine jazz giants will teach children to count--and will give them every reason to get up and dance! Includes a brief biography of each musician.
Counting in Swing
A familiar counting song gets a jazzy lift, pairing musical names with lively, dancing illustrations.
Come here for
- A playful introduction to nine jazz musicians
- Counting rhyme with a rhythm worth moving to
Expect
- Tuneful text and vibrant illustrations
- Brief biographies of each musician
Where it sits
| Musicians' Lives for Kids | 54% |
|---|---|
| African American Life (U.S.) | 42% |
| Jazz | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Musicians' Lives for Kids
- Cultural Heritage Biographies for Kids
- African American Life (U.S.)
- Jazz
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- Counting & Numbers
- Nursery Rhymes
- Authors
- Karen Ehrhardt
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 27, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Jazz musicians · Counting · Music and dance
- Reading lane
- Musicians' Lives for Kids