by Walter Dean Myers
Illustrated by Christopher Myers
Myers, Walter Dean, and Christopher Myers. Jazz . New York: Holiday House, 2006.
ISBN: 0823415457
Summary
Jazz by Walter Dean Myers has the reader bogeying their way through the colors and rhyme of the music we know as jazz. Jazz is a well written poetry book that takes you on a journey of the music that was often ignored but was relentless is finding its different genres in its sound. Each poem is written with a beat in the mind of the person who reads it aloud. This poetry book would be an excellent reference for any person who had a desire to learn more about the different types of jazz music. Observing jazz the sound in a poetry book is a wonderful tribute to all the wonderful sometimes unknown founders of the music. A surprising ending to the well crafted poems is the glossary and time line found at the end (they are just as interesting as the poems).
Christopher Myers (the son of the author) lends his artistic touch to each poem by capturing a moment with each stroke of his brush. The reader can feel the music being written about with one glance. These portraits are contemporary and be-bop to the rhythm of the poems.
Piano
Sweet and gentle, so surprising
Music fills us, hear it rising
Like a charming angel choir
Reading, preaching, souls on fire
Poem/ Book Introduction
As a librarian I would want to collaborate with the school’s music teacher and possibly a fifth grade teacher who would like to educate their students on how jazz began. This book could be the center of many fact finding designs. We could present information found in the book by having the music teacher play a tune on the piano as the teacher or I read. We can ask open-ended questions such as why does the author, Walter Dean Myers; say that the piano is sweet and surprising? How does an instrument read?
The poetry in this book was made to be discussed with the tidbits of racism presented and the description of blues and war time themes such as America. I think that many teachers could use this book when talking about origins; the poems are filled with possible connections.
ISBN: 0823415457
Summary
Jazz by Walter Dean Myers has the reader bogeying their way through the colors and rhyme of the music we know as jazz. Jazz is a well written poetry book that takes you on a journey of the music that was often ignored but was relentless is finding its different genres in its sound. Each poem is written with a beat in the mind of the person who reads it aloud. This poetry book would be an excellent reference for any person who had a desire to learn more about the different types of jazz music. Observing jazz the sound in a poetry book is a wonderful tribute to all the wonderful sometimes unknown founders of the music. A surprising ending to the well crafted poems is the glossary and time line found at the end (they are just as interesting as the poems).
Christopher Myers (the son of the author) lends his artistic touch to each poem by capturing a moment with each stroke of his brush. The reader can feel the music being written about with one glance. These portraits are contemporary and be-bop to the rhythm of the poems.
Piano
Sweet and gentle, so surprising
Music fills us, hear it rising
Like a charming angel choir
Reading, preaching, souls on fire
Poem/ Book Introduction
As a librarian I would want to collaborate with the school’s music teacher and possibly a fifth grade teacher who would like to educate their students on how jazz began. This book could be the center of many fact finding designs. We could present information found in the book by having the music teacher play a tune on the piano as the teacher or I read. We can ask open-ended questions such as why does the author, Walter Dean Myers; say that the piano is sweet and surprising? How does an instrument read?
The poetry in this book was made to be discussed with the tidbits of racism presented and the description of blues and war time themes such as America. I think that many teachers could use this book when talking about origins; the poems are filled with possible connections.
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