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[2011], Primary, Sleeping Bear Press Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: 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 Steer, Mules Davis, and Ella Finchgerald. Includes glossary, notes on the characters and songs, and jazz timeline.
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2012., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: Easy JENNINGS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Bat and Rat are two best friends out on the town. They like to go on the subway, write and perform songs, and eat their favorite ice cream flavors. Through an incident in which they lose a lot of ice cream, they come up with lyrics to a new song about friendship.
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c2005., Laura Geringer Books/Amistad Call No: Easy PANAHI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A rollicking rhythmic express train takes passengers on a ride through the history of American jazz.
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-- Bird and DizBy Golio, Gary2015., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: 788.7 3165 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Bird and Diz are two friends who play together just like kids, even though they are adults and play on musical instruments. Bird plays the saxophone, Diz the trumpet, and together they create a new type of music--jazz.
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1994., Oxford University Press Call No: 781.65 SAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Includes Santoro's reviews and essays on several decades of musicians and their work.
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c2013., Pre-adolescent, Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: 921 GILLESPIE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American jazzSummary Note: A biography of Jazz legend and trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie.
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By Monroe, Judyc2005., Primary, Capstone Press Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Fact finders. BiographiesSummary Note: A brief introduction to the life of African American musician Duke Ellington, who influenced jazz and popular music.
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c2005., Capstone Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Fact finders. BiographiesSummary Note: A brief introduction to the life of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, who recorded more than two hundred albums and performed at Carnegie Hall twenty-six times.
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c2001., Lerner Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Lerner biography.Summary Note: A biography of the celebrated jazz singer, known especially for her scat singing and "songbook" recordings of the works of many major American composers.
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c2001, Lerner Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A Lerner biographySummary Note: A biography of the celebrated jazz singer, known especially for her scat singing and "songbook" recordings of the works of many major American composers.
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[2011], c2009., Juvenile, Random House Children's Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Magic tree house Volume: 42.Summary Note: 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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1997., Juvenile, Crabtree Publishing Call No: 781.65 Hack Hac Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Outstanding African AmericansSummary Note: Profiles of thirteen African American jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday.
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c2012., Lucent Books/Gale Cengage Learning Call No: 781.6509 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Music librarySummary Note: This book discusses the origins of jazz, famed jazz musicians, musical movements within the genre, and jazz's influence on rock 'n' roll.
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c2008., Viking Call No: REALISTIC F VOL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Twelve-year-old Miles Shaw goes to live with his father, a jazz musician, in New Orleans, and together they survive the horrors of Hurricane Katrina in the Superdome, learning about each other and growing closer through their painful experiences.
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2008., Adolescent, Viking Call No: Historical FIC Volponi Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Twelve-year-old Miles Shaw goes to live with his father, a jazz musician, in New Orleans, and together they survive the horrors of Hurricane Katrina in the Superdome, learning about each other and growing closer through their painful experiences.
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-- Novel of New Orleans2009, c2008., Adolescent, Speak Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Twelve-year-old Miles Shaw goes to live with his father, a jazz musician, in New Orleans, and together they survive the horrors of Hurricane Katrina in the Superdome, learning about each other and growing closer through their painful experiences.
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c2006., Juvenile, Holiday House Call No: 811 MYERS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of illustrated poems that celebrate the roots and various styles of jazz music, such as ragtime, bebop, and swing.
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By Carr, Aaronc2016., Primary, AV2 by Weigl Call No: ENF 781.6509 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Let’s read! in Spanish and English.Summary Note: Young readers will learn that Jazz came from a kind of music called ragtime. Jazz musicians helped make the first drum sets.
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-- Vanguards of soundc2002., Oxford University Press Call No: Ref 781.65 Shi Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Oxford profilesSummary Note: Presents profiles of forty-nine musicians who have had a significant influence on the development of jazz; grouped in six categories according to musical style, each with an introductory essay on the history of the era. Includes discographies and references.
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c2007., Primary, Blue Sky Press Call No: 781.65 DILLON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A crowd gathers on a Saturday night to groove to an evening of jazz played by a "Dream Team" of musicians including Miles Davis on trumpet, Max Roach on drums, Charlie Parker on alto saxophone, John Coltrain on his sax, Thelonius Monk on piano, Stanley Parker on bass, and Ella Fitzgerald at the microphone. Includes a companion CD.