The Music in George's Head

The Music in George's Head
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Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Total Pages : 43
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ISBN-10 : 9781635928198
ISBN-13 : 1635928192
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Book Synopsis The Music in George's Head by : Suzanne Slade

Download or read book The Music in George's Head written by Suzanne Slade and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Junior Library Guild Selection Booklist Editors' Top 10 Arts Books for Youth California Reading Association Eureka! Gold Award CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Readers Parents' Choice Gold Award Paterson Prize for Books for Young Readers Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration Meet the famous composer George Gershwin and learn about his remarkabke composition "Rhapsody In Blue" in this engaging nonficftion picture book biography. George Gershwin heard music all the time—at home, at school, even on New York City's busy streets. Classical, ragtime, blues, and jazz—George's head was filled with a whole lot of razzmatazz! With rhythmic swirls of words and pictures, author Suzanne Slade and illustrator Stacy Innerst beautifully reveal just how brilliantly Gershwin combined various kinds of music to create his masterpiece, Rhapsody in Blue, a surprising and whirlwind composition of notes, sounds, and one long wail of a clarinet. Includes author's note, timeline, and bibliography.


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