Author: Umesh P N Publisher: Pratham books ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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A folktale about giving and kindness transforms into a lively play! This versatile and adaptable piece can be performed on stage or in the classroom. Hours of fun and learning guaranteed!
Author: Loren Long Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 039925174X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 42
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After accidentally being thrown away, a beloved toy drummer boy goes on an adventure that eventually brings him back to a warm home, where he is placed near baby Jesus in a manger scene.
Author: Mayra L. Dole Publisher: Children's Book Press ISBN: 9780892391868 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : es Pages : 42
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Chavi's music teacher believes that only boys should play drums in Miami'sestival de la Calle Ocho, but Chavi knows she is a good musician and looksor a way to prove it.
Author: Ezra Jack Keats Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0140567437 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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A procession travels to Bethlehem, bringing gifts for the newborn baby Jesus. The little drummer boy comes along, although he is too poor to bring a present fit for a king. Instead, he plays a song on his drum for the Christ Child. Within the little drummer boy's seemingly simple gift lies the true spirit of Christmas. Ezra Jack Keats' vivid, jewel-toned artwork perfectly illustrates this classic holiday carol. Music for the song appears at the back of the book. "Keats evocatively portrays this story." -Publishers Weekly
Author: Mark Greenwood Publisher: Lee & Low Books ISBN: 9781600606526 Category : Children's stories Languages : en Pages : 0
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Carnival is coming, and the villagers of John John, Trinidad, are getting ready to jump up and celebrate with music, dancing, and a parade. Best of all, the Roti King has promised free rotis tasty fried pancakes filled with chicken, herbs, and spices for the best band in the parade. Young Winston dreams of feasting on those delicious rotis. But there's a problem: he's not in a band! Pondering his predicament as he wanders through the village junkyard, Winston makes a curious musical discovery that may be just the ticket to realizing his dream. With ingenuity and the help of his friends, Winston takes on the Carnival bands, drumming his way to victory and to the Roti King's prized treat. Musical text and sun-drenched paintings joyously transport readers to the Caribbean in this exuberant story inspired by the early life of Winston "Spree" Simon, a pioneer in the development of the steel drum
Author: Jordan Sonnenblick Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 0545231167 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 165
Book Description
A brave and beautiful story that will make readers laugh, and break their hearts at the same time. Now with a special note from the author! Steven has a totally normal life (well, almost).He plays drums in the All-City Jazz Band (whose members call him the Peasant), has a crush on the hottest girl in school (who doesn't even know he's alive), and is constantly annoyed by his younger brother, Jeffrey (who is cuter than cute - which is also pretty annoying). But when Jeffrey gets sick, Steven's world is turned upside down, and he is forced to deal with his brother's illness, his parents' attempts to keep the family in one piece, his homework, the band, girls, and Dangerous Pie (yes, you'll have to read the book to find out what that is!).
Author: Romare Bearden Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0689862377 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
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Li'l Dan, a slave on a Southern plantation, loves to play his drum. When a company of Union soldiers announce that the slaves have been set free, Dan has no place to go, so he follows the soldiers, who make him their mascot. But Confederate soldiers attack, and Dan discovers that he is the only one who can save his friends. The only children's book ever written and illustrated by legendary American artist Romare Bearden, Li'l Dan, the Drummer Boy was just recently discovered. Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. has written a personal introduction to the book, describing his own memories of the artist while Bearden created this memorable tale. On an accompanying CD, Dr. Maya Angelou, three-time Grammy Award winner for spoken word recordings, reads the text.
Author: Rob Cleveland Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc. ISBN: 1684440084 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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Read Along or Enhanced eBook: In this story from India, a poor boy's dream of having a drum takes him on an unlikely journey of discovery. He meets several people who guide him along the way. In time, he learns to make his own "magic" in this world.
Author: Margarita Engle Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0544102290 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 51
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Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
Author: Umesh P N
Author: David Lee Harrison
Author: Loren Long
Author: Mayra L. Dole
Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Author: Mark Greenwood
Author: Jordan Sonnenblick
Author: Romare Bearden
Author: Rob Cleveland
Author: Margarita Engle