Jazz by Myers, Walter Dean

Jazz (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823415458)

Author: Walter Dean Myers
Product Type: Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jazz by Myers, Walter Dean

Jazz

$18.95
Jazz by Myers, Walter Dean

Jazz

$18.95
Format: Hardcover
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There's a crazy syncopation /and it's tearing through the nation / and it's bringing sweet elation / to every single tune./ It's Jazz

One of TIME's 100 Best Children's Books of All Time

Fifteen poems, infused with the rhythm and wordplay of jazz music, are paired with bold, stylized illustrations of performers and dancers to convey the history and breadth of this unique musical style. From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie, and every style in between, Jazz takes readers on a musical journey from jazz's beginnings to the present day.
Created by a celebrated father-son team, Jazz is a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and a Kirkus Best Children's Books Editor's Choice.

In addition to its colorful and lyrical celebration, the book includes a brief introductory essay about the history and form of jazz, as well as a timeline and glossary of jazz terms.


Coretta Scott King Award Honor for illustration
ALA Notable Children's Book
Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award
Publishers Weekly's 100 Best Books of the Year
Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice
Booklist Editor's Choice
Booklist Top Ten in Black History
Book Link's Best New Books for the Classroom
Golden Kite Award: Picture Book Text

Author: Walter Dean Myers
ISBN-10: 0823415457
ISBN-13: 9780823415458
Publisher: Holiday House
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2006
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 11.60h x 9.70w x 0.40d
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Award: Golden Kite - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/07/2006 pg. 57
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2006 pg. 910
School Library Journal 09/01/2006 pg. 233
Booklist 09/01/2006 pg. 127
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2006 pg. 735
Black Issues Book Review 11/01/2006 pg. 34
Kirkus Best Children's Books 12/01/2006 pg. 12
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2007 pg. 14
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2007 pg. 262 - Recommended
New York Times 05/13/2007 pg. 14
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 160 - Superior,Well Above Average
By Walter Dean Myers
By Walter Dean Myers
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Walter Dean Myers (1937 - 2014) was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He was one of the premier authors of books for children, and received numerous awards including the Michael L. Printz award and the Coretta Scott King Award.

Christopher Myers is a writer and fine artist, but he is best known for his award-winning picture books, such as the Caldecott and Coretta Scott King honor book Harlem, written by his father, and his own Black Cat, which also received a Coretta Scott King Honor Award. He lives and works in New York City.

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