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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780811814898 ISBN: 0811814890 Label: Chronicle Books Manufacturer: Chronicle Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 40 Publication Date: September 01, 1996 Publisher: Chronicle Books Reading Level: Baby-Preschool Studio: Chronicle Books Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This is the jazzy story of a hip, saxophone-playing cat who heads to the big city to seek fame and fortune. The rhythmic text is filled with the same ebb and flow that characterizes jazz music, and the brilliant, full-color illustrations bring alive a magical world where, if you try hard enough, no dream is out of reach. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great book!This is a great read-aloud book with fun illustrations! Very jazzy and fun, with a positive theme. Rating: - Groovy book, fun for kidsMy 2 and 4 year olds love this book! The phrasing is fun. The colors bright. The story about persevering to realize your talent, even when it means eating at all the doggy diners when you're a cat. Though it never says so, the city is clearly San Francisco. So, go, cat, go! Buy the book! Rating:  - Jazz transcribed to text and illustrationsA determined, jazzy cat tries to, and finally succeeds to, make music in a dog-run city, letting the reader see the importance of persevering even in tribulations. The impressionistic, curving illustrations that bleed to the edge every page, as well as the beat poem rhythm of the text, flow together to give the reader an understanding of what jazz is about: improvisation and expression of feelings. Even the placement of the text itself, which sometimes swirls, sometimes indents, and sometimes changes ... Read More Rating: - Hip CatThis is one of the most amazing children's books I have ever read. Jonathan London is able to convert prose into music. You have a sense of being inside jazz and understanding what it is from a completely emotional standpoint. I was thrilled to have the pleasure of reading this book to my 5 year old son and to introduce him to what jazz feels like. We listened to several Jazz albums after reading this book and the book helped to make a connection to the music. Thank you, Thank you Mr. London for ... Read More Rating: - Cool Jazz...This book is definitely hard to get into, but once you do, you're hooked. The jazz theme is awesome (although I wouldn't have chosen a cat...) and the pictures are brilliant. What a great picture book! 
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