Author: Ntozake Shange
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Why Selected: Passed around room during Illustrator study
Literary Merit: A really good fiction book with non-fiction wrapped into the story. Talks about the early stages of Jazz and the main players in this musical movement. This is a picture book mostly and Kadir Nelson artwork is amazing.
Share: A good read aloud and also can be used in a study of Jazz music as biographies of all the characters it at the back of the book.
Appeal: Grades 1-4, latter grades for the Jazz portion.
Awards: None
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