The Great Gatsby: Jazz Books for Kids & Teens

The Great Gatsby: Jazz Books for Kids & Teens

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Picture Books

Daly, Niki.
Ruby Sings the Blues.
Ruby's loud voice annoys everyone around her, until she learns to control her volume with the help of her new jazz musician friends.
( j )

Isadora, Rachel.
Ben's Trumpet.
Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.
(j Reading Rainbow)

Shaik, Fatima.
The Jazz of Our Street.
Two siblings dash from their porch one morning to join the second-line parade stamping, swaying, and dancing behind the jazz band marching through their New Orleans neighborhood.
( j )

Novels

Levine, Gail Carson.
Dave at Night.
When orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music- and culture-filled world of the Harlem Renaissance.
(Juv Fic).

Townley, Rod.
Sky: a Novel in Three Sets and an Encore.
In New York City in 1959, fifteen-year-old Alec Schuyler, at odds with his widowed father over his love of music, finds a mentor and friend in a blind, black jazz musician.
(YA Fic)

Nonfiction

Hill, Laban Carrick.
Harlem Stomp!: a Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance.
Text and photographs provide a survey of the famous Harlem Renaissance and chronicles the work of artists, activists, and writers including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Sargent Johnson, and Marcus Garvey.
(j973.0496)

Marsalis, Wynton.
Jazz A-B-Z: an A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits.
A collection of highly personal and stylized profiles of 26 legendary jazz performers, from Louis Armstrong to Dizzy Gillespie.
(j781.65)

Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
Ella Fitzgerald: the Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa.
Scat Cat Monroe, a feline fan, tells the story of Ella Fitzgerald's career as a singer.
(j784.092)

Raschka, Christopher.
Mysterious Thelonious.
This visual jazz composition honors legendary jazz musician Thelonious Monk, composer of "Mysterioso."
(j782.4092)

Weatherford, Carole Boston.
The Sound That Jazz Makes.
An illustrated history of the origins and influences of jazz, from Africa to contemporary America.
(j781.65)

	Daly, Niki. Ruby Sings the Blues. Ruby's loud voice annoys everyone around her, until she learns to control her volume with the help of her new jazz musician friends. ( j )
	Isadora, Rachel. Ben's Trumpet. Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition. (j Reading Rainbow)
	Shaik, Fatima. The Jazz of Our Street. Two siblings dash from their porch one morning to join the second-line parade stamping, swaying, and dancing behind the jazz band marching through their New Orleans neighborhood. ( j )

	Levine, Gail Carson. Dave at Night. When orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music- and culture-filled world of the Harlem Renaissance. (Juv Fic).
	Townley, Rod. Sky: a Novel in Three Sets and an Encore. In New York City in 1959, fifteen-year-old Alec Schuyler, at odds with his widowed father over his love of music, finds a mentor and friend in a blind, black jazz musician. (YA Fic)

	Hill, Laban Carrick. Harlem Stomp!: a Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance. Text and photographs provide a survey of the famous Harlem Renaissance and chronicles the work of artists, activists, and writers including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Sargent Johnson, and Marcus Garvey. (j973.0496)
	Marsalis, Wynton. Jazz A-B-Z: an A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits. A collection of highly personal and stylized profiles of 26 legendary jazz performers, from Louis Armstrong to Dizzy Gillespie. (j781.65)
	Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Ella Fitzgerald: the Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa. Scat Cat Monroe, a feline fan, tells the story of Ella Fitzgerald's career as a singer. (j784.092)
	Raschka, Christopher. Mysterious Thelonious. This visual jazz composition honors legendary jazz musician Thelonious Monk, composer of "Mysterioso." (j782.4092)
	Weatherford, Carole Boston. The Sound That Jazz Makes. An illustrated history of the origins and influences of jazz, from Africa to contemporary America. (j781.65)

3/15/07 Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802

3/15/07
Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802