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Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!: A Sonic Adventure
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Include books by the same authorBats in the Band
Brian Lies · 32 pages
A late-spring night sky fills with bats flocking to a theater, already echoing and booming with delightful sounds of music. Bat music-plunky banjoes, bat-a-tat drums, improvised instruments, country ballads, and the sweet cries of a bat with the blues. When the weather warms up, bats take advantage of an empty theater to stage a concert.
Remarkable Farkle Mcbride
John Lithgow · 40 pages
The musical prodigy Farkle McBride tries a number of instruments before discovering that conducting the orchestra makes him happy.
The Composer is Dead
Lemony Snicket · 36 pages
An inpector seeks to solve a murder mystery at the symphony by questioning each of the musical instruments.
Rap A Tap Tap, Here's Bojangles - Think of That!
Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon
Happy!
Pharrell Williams · 31 pages
Happy has had the world dancing ever since it first hit the airwaves, and now the irresistibly cheerful tune will come to life on the page with Pharrell Williams s very first picture book! A keepsake and true classic in the making.
The Cricket in Times Square
George Selden · 151 pages
An updated version of the timeless children's classic featuring a business-savvy mouse, a kind alley cat, and a talented country cricket, featuring a new foreword and revisions by YA author Stacey Lee. Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the v
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Katheryn Russell-Brown
"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"-- This picture-book biography introduces African American Melba Doretta Liston, who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
Pam Munoz Ryan · 40 pages
An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change.
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
Andrea Davis Pinkney · 32 pages
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: a Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix
Gary Golio · 32 pages
Before he became one of the greatest guitar players of all time, Jimi Hendrix was a boy who loved to paint and listen to records, and who asked himself an unusual question: could someone paint pictures with sound?
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
Laban Carrick Hill
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph
Roxane Orgill · 60 pages
When Esquire magazine planned an issue to salute the American jazz scene in 1958, graphic designer Art Kane pitched a crazy idea: how about gathering a group of beloved jazz musicians and photographing them? He didn t own a good camera, didn t know if any musicians would show up, and insisted on setting up the shoot in front of a Harlem brownstone.
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Patricia Hruby Powell
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm790L Lexile
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
Renee Watson · 40 pages
Iggy Peck, Architect
Andrea Beaty · 32 pages
Meet Iggy Peck—creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon’s No, David and Rosemary Wells’s Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun. Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, though they’re sometimes surprised by his materials—who could forget the tower he built of dirty
Mr. Messy
Roger Hargreaves · 36 pages
Mr. Messy, a very disorganized man, is paid a visit by Mr. Neat and Mr. Tidy who help Mr. Messy clean his yard, house, and himself.
Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet!
Theo LeSieg, Dr. Seuss · 48 pages
Maybe You Should Fly A Jet Maybe You Should Be A Vet Is What About Growing Up What To Be