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Cream of the Crop Fiction For Younger Readers Music Anderson, Peggy Perry. Chuck’s Band. (058976) il. Chuck and his barnyard friends form a band, but they have trouble finding an instrument for Fat Cat Pat to play, since all the cat wants to do is sleep all day. 4-8 Houghton 2008 K L B H $17.55 AR Appelt, Kathi. Bats Around The Clock. (064667) Melissa Sweet, il. Click Dark hosts a special twelve-hour program of American Batstand, where the bats rock and roll until the midnight hour ends. 5-10 Harper 2000 K L B $18.94 AR/RC Bang-Campbell, Monika. Little Rat Makes Music. (088448) Molly Bang, il. Little Rat loves the violin but hates to practice, until her teacher suggests she perform a duet with one of the advanced students at the holiday concert. 6-9 Harcourt 2007 K L C H+ $16.85 AR Brett, Jan. Berlioz The Bear. (149229) il. Berlioz the bear and his fellow musicians are due to play for the town ball when their bandwagon becomes stuck in a hole in the road. 4-8 Putnam 1996 K L+ B H $11.76 AR/RC Brown, Marc Tolon. Arthur, It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll. (158281) il. Francine starts a rock band, hoping it will focus on music rather than money and fame. 3-6 Little 2002 L B $17.52 AR/RC Busse, Sarah Martin. Banjo Granny. (606108) Barry Root, il. Baby Owen loves bluegrass music, so with her banjo, his grandmother travels by curious means to visit and play with him. 2-5 Houghton 2006 K L+ B C $17.55 AR C a l m e n s o n , S t e p h a n i e . Jazzmatazz! (183876) Bruce Degen, il. When a mouse scurries into a house and starts to play jazz music, other animals join in, one by one, each using his or her own particular talent. 3-8 Harper 2008 K L B $18.24 AR Conover, Chris. Over The Hills & Far Away. (235998) il. A skillful piper makes everybody happy as he goes about playing music that lightens their burdens and makes them want to dance. 3-6 Farrar 2004 K L B $17.55 AR Cox, Judy. My Family Plays Music. (246133) Elbrite Brown, il. A musical family with talents for playing a variety of instruments enjoys getting together to celebrate. 4-8 Holiday House 2003 K L B $18.92 AR Falconer, Ian. Olivia Forms A Band. (321069) il. Olivia is dismayed to find that there will be no band at a fireworks display, so she decides to form one herself. 3-7 Atheneum 2006 K+ L+ B $18.92 AR/RC Fleming, Candace. Gabriella’s Song. (341148) Giselle Potter, il. A young girl finds music all around her as she walks about the city of Venice, Italy, and she shares her song with everyone she meets. 3-8 Atheneum 2001 K+ L+ B C $12.40 AR/RC Garriel, Barbara. I Know A Shy Fellow Who Swallowed A Cello. (368815) John O'Brien, il. An adaptation of the folk rhyme “There was an old woman who swallowed a fly,” featuring musical instruments. 5-8 Boyds Mills 2004 K L B $17.52 High, Linda Oatman. Cool Bopper’s Choppers. (443508) John O’Brien, il. Cool Bopper plays the golden bold baritone saxophone at the Snazzy Catz Jazz Club, but when he loses his choppers, he loses his song. 5-8 Boyds Mills 2007 K L $18.22 AR Hurd, Thacher. Mama Don’t Allow: Starring Miles And The Swamp Band. (473779) il. Miles and the Swamp Band have the time of their lives playing at the Alligator Ball, until they discover the menu includes Swamp Band Soup. 4-8 Harper 1984 K L B C $11.90 AR/RC Isadora, Rachel. Ben’s Trumpet. (480809) il. Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition. 4-8 Greenwillow 1979 K L+ B+ H $11.90 AR/RC Rubin, Vicky. Three Swingin’ Pigs. (769552) Rhode Montijo, il. This version of the traditional English tale depicts three musical pigs who try to win big, bad Wolfie over with their vivacious vocals and toe- tapping tunes. 5-9 Holt 2007 K+ L $18.22 AR Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter & Tabby Toot The Horn. (774105) Arthur Howard, il. Mr. Putter’s neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, decides that they should join a band, but finding the right one isn’t as easy as it sounds--for them or their pets. 6-9 Harcourt 1998 L $10.80 AR/RC Schotter, Roni. Doo-Wop Pop. (789688) Bryan Collier, il. A school janitor teaches children to sing and have confidence in themselves. 4-8 Harper 2008 K L+ B $18.24 AR Schuch, Steve. Symphony Of Whales. (790140) Peter Sylvada, il. Young Glashka’s dream of the singing of whales, accompanied by a special kind of music, leads to the rescue of thousands of whales stranded in a freezing Siberian bay. 6-9 Harcourt 2002 K L B C $11.20 AR/ RC S ee g e r, P e t e . D e a f Musicians. (795278) Gregory Christie, il. Lee, a jazz pianist, has to leave his band when he begins losing his hearing, but he meets a deaf saxophone player and they form a snazzy new band. 5-9 Putnam 2006 K L $18.24 AR Snicket, Lemony. Composer Is Dead. (832063) Carson Ellis, il. An inspector seeks to solve a murder mystery at the symphony by questioning each of the musical instruments. 5-9 Harper 2009 K L B $18.94 AR/RC Wheeler, Lisa. Jazz Baby. (937344) Gregory Christie, il. Baby and his family make some jazzy music. 3-7 Houghton 2007 K+ L+ B C H $17.55 AR Johnson, Angela. Violet’s Music. (496910) Laura Huliska-Beith, il. From the days she banged her rattle in the crib, Violet has been looking for friends to share her love of music. 4-8 Dial 2004 K L B C $18.24 AR Krosoczka, Jarrett. Punk Farm. (533216) il. At the end of the day, while Farmer Joe gets ready for bed, his animals tune their instruments to perform in a big concert as a rock band called Punk Farm. 5-8 Knopf 2005 K+ L B $17.52 AR/RC Martin, Bill. Barn Dance! (606110) Ted Rand, il. Unable to sleep on the night of a full moon, a young boy follows the sound of music across the fields and finds an unusual barn dance in progress. 5-8 Holt 1986 K L+ B+ $12.14 AR/RC Martin, Bill. Maestro Plays. (607225) Vladimir Radunsky, il. Pictures accompany a brief rhyming story describing the antics and sound of a musician’s recital. 2-6 Holt 1994 K+ L+ B H $18.92 RC Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Chicken Joy On Redbean Road: A Bayou Country Romp. (606244) Melissa Sweet, il. When a sore throat quiets a rooster, a hen brings musicians to remind him to sing and save him from becoming rooster stew. 7-10 Houghton 2007 K+ L B C+ $18.25 AR McPhail, David. Mole Music. (630963) il. Feeling that something is missing in his simple life, Mole acquires a violin and learns to make beautiful, joyful music. 5-10 Holt 2001 K+ L B C $12.16 AR/RC Millman, Isaac. Moses Goes To A Concert. (647230) il. Moses and his schoolmates, all deaf, attend a concert where the orchestra’s percussionist is also deaf. 5-8 Farrar 1998 K L B+ $11.88 AR/RC Moss, Lloyd. Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin. (661688) Marjorie Priceman, il. Ten instruments take their parts one by one in a musical performance. 4-7 Simon 2000 K+ L+ B $11.90 AR/RC Perkins, Lynne Rae. Cardboard Piano. (709524) il. Debbie tries to interest her best friend Tina in playing the piano by creating a cardboard keyboard. 4-7 Greenwillow 2008 K+ L B C H+ $18.94 AR Clements, Andrew. Last Holiday Concert. (221563) When his music teacher puts him in charge of the holiday concert, popular sixth grader Hart Evans must use all of his leadership skills to unite the other students. 8-12 Simon 2004 K L B $17.52 AR/RC Clements, Andrew. Things Hoped For. (221603) Seventeen-year-old Gwen, who has been living with her grandfather in Manhattan while she attends music school, joins up with another student to solve the mystery when her grandfather goes missing. 10-14 Philomel 2006 L B+ $18.24 AR/RC Frank, Lucy. Lucky Stars. (350925) Music entwines Kira, a thirteen- year-old singer; Eugene, the class clown; and Jake, who longs to sing and to approach Kira, but feels held back by his stuttering. 10-14 Atheneum 2005 K L B C $18.22 AR Going, K. L. (Kelly L.) Fat Kid Rules The World. (383638) Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly 300 pounds, gets a new perspective on life when a homeless teenager who is a genius on guitar wants Troy to be the drummer in his rock band. 14-16 Putnam 2003 K L+ H $11.76 AR/RC Korman, Gordon. Born To Rock. (530059) High school senior Leo Caraway, a conservative Republican, learns that his biological father is a punk rock legend. 12-16 Hyperion 2006 K L B C $17.54 AR/RC Myers, Walter Dean. Jazz. (666051) Christopher Myers, i l . Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the roots of jazz music. 10-14 Holiday House 2006 K+ L+ B+ C H $19.62 Sonnenblick, Jordan. Notes From The Midnight Driver. (834885) After being assigned to perform community service at a nursing home, sixteen-year-old Alex befriends a man who has some lessons to impart about jazz guitar playing, love, and forgiveness. 12-16 Scholastic 2006 K L B+ C H+ $18.24 AR/RC Urban, Linda. Crooked Kind Of Perfect. (900482) Ten-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign herself to learning the organ, finds that her musicianship has a positive impact on her life. 8-12 Harcourt 2007 K+ L B C H $17.55 AR/RC Woodson, Jacqueline. After Tupac & D Foster. (964718) In 1996 Queens, NY, three girls bond over their shared love of Tupac Shakur’s music, as together they try to make sense of the unpredictable world in which they live. 10-14 Putnam 2008 K L+ B C H $17.54 AR/RC Yolen, Jane. Troll Bridge. (973557) Sixteen-year-old harpist prodigy Moira is transported to a strange and mystical wilderness, where she finds herself in the middle of a deadly struggle between a magical fox and a monstrous troll. 10-14 Starscape 2006 L B $19.62 AR Aliki. Ah, Music! (051052) il. Surveys the history and components of music, concentrating on Western musical traditions. 6-10 Harper 2003 K L+ B C H $11.90 AR/RC Bertholf, Bret. Long Gone Lonesome History Of Country Music. (116756) il. A tour of country music, from singing cowboys to rockabilly rebels, Minnie Pearl to Dolly Parton, and barn dances to the Grand Ole Opry. 6-9 Little 2007 K+ L+ B $19.64 AR/RC Dillon, Leo. Jazz On A Saturday Night. (279356) il. Text and illustrations celebrate the power and joy of jazz music. 4-8 Blue Sky Press 2007 K L+ B+ H $18.24 AR Ehrhardt, Karen. This Jazz Man. (304245) Robert Roth, il. Presents an introduction to jazz music and nine well-known jazz musicians, set to the rhythm of the traditional song, “This Old Man.” 3-7 Harcourt 2006 K L B C $17.55 Gladstone, Valerie. Young Dancer: The Life Of An Ailey Student. (380792) Jose Ivey, il. Provides fascinating insight into the world of dance through the voice of one very talented young dancer in New York City. 8-13 Holt 2009 K B $19.62 AR Greenfield, Eloise. Paul Robeson. (400441) George Ford, il. Paul Robeson overcame racial discrimination to become a world-famous African American athlete, actor, singer, and civil rights activist. 6-11 Lee & Low 2009 L $13.32 AR/RC Hopkinson, Deborah. Home On The Range: John A. Lomax And His Cowboy Songs. (463388) S. D. Schindler, il. The fascinating story of John Lomax, who discovered many of America’s best-loved songs, including “Home on the Range.” 6-8 Putnam 2009 K L+ B C H $18.24 AR/RC Nonfiction For Younger Readers Fiction For Older Readers Weatherford, Carole Boston. Before John Was A Jazz Giant: A Song Of John Coltrane. (924777) Sean Qualls, il. Describes the childhood influences of jazz legend John Coltrane. 5-9 Holt K L B C H $18.22 AR/RC Winter, Jonah. Dizzy. (956784) Sean Qualls, il. A jangly, jumpy, beboping book about Dizzy Gillespie, the clown prince of jazz. 4-8 Scholastic 2006 K+ L+ B+ C+ H $18.24 AR Winter, Jonah. Fabulous Feud Of Gilbert & Sullivan. (956791) Richard Egielski, il. In the late 1800s, creative partners Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Sullivan argue and stop writing operas together. 4-8 Scholastic 2009 K L B+ C H $18.24 AR/RC Anderson, M. T. Handel, Who Knew What He Liked. (060045) Kevin Hawkes, il. In this biography, a man who would later compose some of the world’s most beautiful music is shown as a stubborn little boy with a mind of his own. 8-12 Candlewick 2001 K L+ B+ C H+ $11.55 AR/ RC Ardley, Neil. Music. (068130) Dave King, il. Text and pictures introduce musical instruments from early times to the present--from pipes and flutes to electronic synthesizers. 10-14 DK 2004 $17.54 Bolden, Tonya. Take-Off: American All-Girl Bands During WW II. (130491) il. The story of “all-girl” bands in the 1940s who ruled the swing scene while many American men were off fighting in World War II. 10-14 Knopf 2007 K L B C $19.64 AR/RC Gardner, Robert. Jazzy Science Projects With Sound And Music. (366755) Tom LaBaff, il. Introduces the workings of physical science through simple activities and science project ideas with sound and music. 8-10 Enslow 2006 L $23.10 George-Warren, Holly. Honky-Tonk Heroes & Hillbilly Angels: The Pioneers Of Country & Western Music. (375328) Laura Levine, il. Profiles influential performers of country and western music, including the Carter Family, Roy Acuff, Gene Autry, Bill Monroe, Patsy Cline, and Loretta Lynn. 6-10 Houghton 2006 K L B H $17.55 AR George-Warren, Holly. Shake, Rattle & Roll: The Founders Of Rock & Roll. (375335) Laura Levine, il. An introduction to fourteen of the pioneers of rock and roll, from Bill Haley to James Brown. 8-12 Houghton 2001 K L+ B $11.38 AR Li, Cunxin. Dancing To Freedom: The True Story Of Mao’s Last Dancer. (253317) Anne Spudvilas, il. A true journey of a Chinese peasant boy who becomes a ballet star. 5-8 Walker 2008 K+ L B C $18.22 AR/RC Krull, Kathleen. M Is For Music. (533283) Stacy Innerst, il. An alphabet book introducing musical terms, from allegro to zarzuela. 4-8 Harcourt 2003 K L+ B C $18.25 RC Lord, Michelle. Song For Cambodia. (587475) Shino Arihara, il. Biography of Arn Chorn-Pond who, as a young boy in Cambodia, survived the Khmer Rouge killing fields because of his skill on the khim, a traditional instrument. 6-11 Lee & Low 2008 K L B $18.22 AR/RC Parker, Robert Andrew. Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum. (700434) il. A memorable portrait of the young man who became a giant in the jazz piano field. 4-8 Schwartz & Wade 2008 K+ L+ B+ C H $18.24 AR/RC Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince And His Orchestra. (719002) J. Brian Pinkney, il. A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer. 4-8 Hyperion 1998 K+ L+ B+ C $17.52 AR/RC Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale Of A Vocal Virtuosa. (719003) J. Brian Pinkney, il. A biography of Ella Fitzgerald told from the point of view of a cat named Scat Cat Monroe. 5-9 Jump at the Sun 2002 K+ L B+ C $18.24 AR/RC Raven, Margot Theis. Happy Birthday To You!: The Mystery Behind The Most Famous Song In The World. (740592) Chris K. Soentpiet, il. In 1889 Kentuckians Patty and Mildred Hill wrote and composed “Good Morning to All” and changed the words later to make one of the most familiar songs ever. 6-12 Sleeping Bear Press 2008 L B $18.92 AR Roth, Susan L. Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido d’Arezzo. (767452) il. The story of Guido d’Arezzo, a young man from Tuscany who created a system of lines and spaces that can be used as a written language of music. 4-8 Houghton 2006 K L B $18.25 AR Shefelman, Janice Jordan. I, Vivaldi. (809475) Tom Shefelman, il. In this biography, told as if by Vivaldi himself, the famous musician’s personality and dedication to music are shown. 7-11 Eerdmans 2008 K L $18.95 AR/RC Sis, Peter. Play, Mozart, Play! (822938) il. A brief introduction to the life of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with an emphasis on his early life as a child prodigy. 3-7 Greenwillow 2006 K+ L+ B C H $18.24 Troupe, Quincy. Little Stevie Wonder. (891082) Lisa Cohen, il. A poem tribute to blind musician and composer Stevie Wonder. 5-9 Houghton 2005 K L+ B $18.95 AR Nonfiction For Older Readers Giovanni, Nikki. On My Journey Now: Looking At African-American History Through The Spirituals. (380308) The story of Africans in America through the words of forty-six spirituals. 11-14 Candlewick 2007 K B+ $19.64 AR/RC Gourse, Leslie. Sophisticated Ladies: The Great Women Of Jazz. (389601) Martin French, il. Fourteen profiles of female blues and jazz singers of the 20th century. 11-15 Dutton 2007 K L B $20.34 AR/RC Jones, Victoria Garrett. Marian Anderson: A Voice Uplifted. (499126) A biography of the singer who sang for dignitaries with the New York Philharmonic and the New York Metropolitan Opera Company. 10-14 Sterling 2008 L B $15.42 Lang, Lang. Lang Lang: Playing With Flying Keys. (541400) Meet Lang Lang--superstar of classical piano, whose life is as absorbing as it is inspiring. 9-13 Delacorte 2008 K L B H $18.24 AR/RC Lewis, J. Patrick. Black Cat Bone: The Life Of Blues Legend Robert Johnson. (568395) Gary Kelley, il. Poems and musical lyrics harmonize to tell the tale of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. 10-14 Creative 2006 K L+ B+ $20.32 Martin, Russell. Mysteries Of Beethoven’s Hair. (606764) il. Follows the strange, yet true, journey of a lock of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair from his deathbed to its sale at auction in 1994. 10-14 Charlesbridge 2009 K L H $17.52 AR/RC Marx, Trish. Steel Drumming At The Apollo: The Road To Super Top Dog. (608968) Ellen B. Senisi, il. A photo-essay following the members of a high school band through several rounds of Amateur Night competitions at the Apollo Theater in New York City. Includes a CD of the band performing. 8-12 Lee & Low 2007 K L $21.05 AR/RC Medina, Tony. I And I: Bob Marley. (635017) Jesse Joshua Watson, il. A biography in verse about the Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley, offering an overview of key themes in his life, including his biracial heritage and love of music. 8-11 Lee & Low 2009 K L B+ $20.32 Myers, Walter Dean. Blues Journey. (665817) Christopher Myers, il. The African experience in America is brought to life in a poem that uses a call and response singing form common to the blues. 8-12 Holiday House 2003 K+ L+ B C H+ $19.62 AR Nathan, Amy. Meet The Dancers: From Ballet, Broadway, And Beyond. (667642) il. From ballerinas to Broadway showstoppers, these dancers were kids once, too. 9-13 Holt 2008 K L B C+ $20.32 AR Neimark, Anne. E. Johnny Cash: A Twentieth- Century Life. (669992) il. A biography of Johnny Cash’s legendary life discusses how his music has influenced everyone from Bob Dylan to the Nine Inch Nails. 11-16 Viking 2007 K L B+ H $17.54 AR/RC Partridge, Elizabeth. John Lennon: All I Want Is The Truth: A Photographic Biography. (702433) il. Black-and-white photographs and text reveal the life of rock legend John Lennon from his turbulent childhood to his life after the Beatles. 12-16 Viking 2005 K+ L B+ C+ H+ $23.84 AR/RC Spitz, Bob. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Beatles, Beatlemania, And The Music That Changed The World. (840789) il. A biography of the Beatles from the famous first meeting between John and Paul to the height of Beatlemania. 8-12 Little 2007 L B C $19.64 AR Stanley, Diane. Mozart: The Wonder Child: A Puppet Play In Three Acts. (844154) il. A puppet play is used to portray the life of a child musical prodigy. 8-12 Harper 2009 K L B C $18.94 AR Stone, Tanya Lee. Ella Fitzgerald: A Twentieth- Century Life. (857416) A biography that corrects much of the misinformation that has been printed about jazz singer Fitzgerald, and offers rare details about her life. 11-16 Viking 2008 K+ L B $18.24 AR/RC Weeks, Marcus. Mozart: The Boy Who Changed The World With His Music. (927967) il. 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