I See the Rhythm |
Publication Information
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Author: Igus, Toyomi |
Illustrator: Wood, Michele |
Title: I See the Rhythm |
Date: 1998 |
Publisher: Children's Book Press |
City: San Francisco |
ISBN, paperback: 0-89239-151-0 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
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Family:
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Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction, poetry, easy reading, reference, biography and autobiography
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HSE Descriptor(s):
language arts - reading
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Summary: |
The author and illustrator use different type faces, colors, a timeline, and paintings to involve the reader in the history, mood and movement of African American music. Types of music included are blues, ragtime, jazz, swing, bebop, cool jazz and gospel. Many famous musicians are also mentioned. A timeline gives a broader historical perspective. Some readers may find the different types of print distracting. |
Teaching Ideas: |
This unusual book can be used in text sets on music (Shange's I Live in Music and Hughes' The Book of Rhythms) and biography (excerpts from Katz' Black Legacy). Readers' Theater would be a good strategy to explore the wonderful sounds and rhythms of the text. Teachers can excerpt pages for the study of special historical events like the Great Migration. Students might enjoy creating lists of the uses of dialect.
Great Migration www.peak.org/~mransom/pioneers.html; blues www.worldbook.com/fun/aamusic/html/blues.htm; jazz www.jazzreview.com; gospel www.sogospel.com; ragtime www.bestwebs.com/vaudeville |
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