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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 788.73165092 EAN: 9780531059999 ISBN: 0531059995 Label: Scholastic Manufacturer: Scholastic Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: September 01, 1992 Publisher: Scholastic Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Scholastic Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: It would seem a riddle worthy of the sphinx: how do you give children a sense of jazz music without playing a note? Chris Raschka answers loudly and clearly with the illustrated, syncopated Charlie Parker Played Be Bop. This sparse, rhythmic, repetitive text (inspired by a recording of Parker's "A Night in Tunisia") embraces and reflects the sound and feel of jazz when read aloud: "Charlie Parker played be bop. / Charlie Parker played saxophone. / The music sounded like be bop. / Never leave your cat alone." Whether in complete phrases or in nonsense refrains that taste like music in your mouth ("Alphabet alphabet, alphabet, alph, / Chickadee, chickadee, chickadee, chick, / Overshoes, overshoes, overshoes, o, / Reeti-footi, reeti-footi, reeti-footi, ree."), Raschka brings melody to the page, and rhythm to eager ears. Raschka, whose Yo! Yes? won a Caldecott Honor, and whose Mysterious Thelonious--another ebullient, musical exploration of a jazz legend--was named a 1997 ALA Notable Book, proves once again that he is just as at home with a paintbrush as he is with a pen. His bold, quirky illustrations add movement and light to the words, buoying their already lyrical effect. Charlie Parker Played Be Bop is a colorful, whimsical romp through the world of jazz, sure to set young and old toes a-tapping. (Ages 4 to 8) --Brangien Davis Product Description: You don't have to know jazz, play the saxaphone, or even have a cat to get into this most original picture book. The words were inspired by "Night in Tunisia"--the so-called be bop anthem that Charlie Parker (1920-1955) helped make famous--and reflect that wordless piece's rhythm and nuance. Full color. Average Rating:
 Rating: - How can overshoes have feet?I am an elementary school music teacher with students ranging from pre-K to 5th grade. I read this book to all of my pre-K and kindergarten through second grade classes and sometimes the mood strikes me to read it to older students. There is something in here for most every age. Everyone loves it. So why does Raschka draw chicken feet in such odd places, e.g., on overshoes, alphabet letters, pancake flippers? Well, rumor has it that one day Charlie Parker was driving back ... Read More Rating:  - A Wonderful ResourceThis book introduces jazz to a young audience. It explores the sounds, rhythms, and emotions of the genre through colorful pictures and rhythmic words similar to the beat of "scat" singing. Lots of the words are there just for the sound of them. By focusing on the sound words, students could develop spelling strategies that help them move from phonemes, the sounds they make, to graphemes, the written representations of those sounds. Rating: - Charlie Parker Played Be BopThis book is excellent. The illustrations and musical text allow for early readers to really enjoy and learn from this book. Perfect for preschool and kdg age. I used this book as the basis of a jazz unit, it worked wonderfully. Rating: - Incredible SCAT for musicians of all ages!"Charlie Parker Played Be Bop" was my son's favorite book when he was two and nine years later we still have fun reading it. I now purchase a copy for new parents to read to thier babies. As a speech language pathologist, I want to share to magic of words and the music they can make! This book is an absolute MUST read for all children. Rating: - My baby loves Charlie ParkerI wasn't sure how my little one would respond to this book even though I love it. If I ask, "Do you want to read about Charlie Parker?," she lights up and starts literally starts to bop. The baby digs it. Just more evidence that the jazz is a universal language. I like the introduction to poetry, rhythm and randomness ("Never leave your cat alone"). I bought two other copies and gave them to my friends for their babies. 
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