The Jazz Fly: Starring the Jazz Bugs [With CD]

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Product Details
Price
$18.95  $17.62
Publisher
Tortuga Press
Publish Date
Pages
32
Dimensions
10.6 X 8.62 X 0.41 inches | 0.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781889910178

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About the Author
Matthew Gollub is a nationally known children's author, speaker and performer. He has created 20 picture books which together have garnered dozens of national awards and distinctions. His musical narrations accompany some of his most popular books including The Jazz Fly series. A dynamic drummer and bilingual presenter, he has also performed at over 1,000 elementary schools around the U.S. and abroad, inspiring students and families to read for fun. He lives with his family in Santa Rosa, CA.
Reviews
"This story portrays jazz as freedom to experiment with sounds and to think creatively. Beautifully illustrated, and with a great CD, this gets our vote for the best new book for children of all ages!" --Children's Book Sense 76, the newsletter of independent booksellers nationwide
"Jazz Fly sits down at his drums and begins to play, incorporating the animal sounds into his music to great audience response." --Booklist
"The rhyming text includes scat refrains like "ZA-baza, BOO-zaba, ZEE-zah RO-ni" that just beg to be read aloud...The illustrations and book design give the whole enterprise the feel of jazz, even without musical accompaniment. The accompanying CD is delightful. Gollub narrates with a jazzy beat, and the danceable music perfectly accentuates the story. Children will love hearing this book read aloud and imitating the animal sounds and other refrains. A natural for storytimes." --School Library Journal
"The art of improvisation, exuberantly explicated, introduces the American musical form." --Smithsonian's Notable Books for Children
"An accessible introduction to jazz quartets, scatting and improvisation. It's a cool package." --San Francisco Chronicle Editors' Picks