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Black History

Charlie Parker Played BeBop   Christ Raschka

Regardless of whether they’ve heard of jazz or Charlie Parker, young readers will bop to the pulsating beat of this sassy picture book.  Snappy word patterns, cool-cat illustrations.

      0956paperback  Grades prek-3    32pp   $5.95 

      9995   Hardcover                                         $15.95 

If I Only Had a Horn  Roxanne Orgill,  illus. Leonard Jenkins

Vivid words and pictures tell the story of the boy who grew up to be the beloved Louis Armstrong.

      076x  paperback   Grades preK-5  32pp    $5.95 

      9196   Hardcover                                           $16.00 

In the Hollow of Your Hand  Alice McGill, illus. Michael Cummings

Book and CD of 13 slave lullabies from the African-American experience.  Oral histories illustrated with vibrant quilt collages.

      7554  Handcrafts  Grades preK-up    40pp    $18.00 

Satchmo’s Blues   Alan Schroeder          

A moving tribute to Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

      4725  paperback      Grades1-5   32pp   $6.99 

      2017  Hardcover                                        $15.00 

Roots of Black Music Ashenafi Kebede

A fascinating study of the origins of black music written by a world authority on Ethiopian and African music.  Considerable depth on the construction, tuning and use of various musical instruments.

      2856  paperback  Grades 4-up  162 pp   $16.95 

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