Music and Musicians

Meet fictional and non-fictional musicians in this feature, and explore the world of music.
Little Rat Makes Music

Little Rat Makes Music

Monika Bang-Campbell
Illustrator:   Molly Garrett Bang 
Fiction  Series
For ages 6 to 9
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007   ISBN: 978-0152053055
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The Gaggle Sisters Sing Again

The Gaggle Sisters Sing Again

Chris Jackson
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Lobster Press, 2005   ISBN: 978-1894222563
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Maggie’s Amerikay

Maggie’s Amerikay

Barbara Timberlake Russell
Illustrator:  Jim Burke 
Picture Book
For ages 7 to 10
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006   ISBN: 978-0374347222
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Blue Moo: 17 Jukebox Hits from Way Back Never

Blue Moo: 17 Jukebox Hits from Way Back Never

Sandra Boynton , Michael Ford, Douglas Carrel
Novelty Book
For ages 5 to 8
Workman Publishing, 2007   ISBN: 978-0761147756
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Petar's Song

Petar's Song

Pratima Mitchell
Illustrator:  Caroline Binch 
Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2005   ISBN: 978-1845073527
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Jake the Philharmonic Dog

Jake the Philharmonic Dog

Karen LeFrak
Illustrator:  Marcin Baranski 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Walker, 2006   ISBN: 978-0802795526
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Dizzy

Dizzy

Jonah Winter
Illustrator:  Sean Qualls 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 4 to 8
Scholastic, 2006   ISBN: 978-0439507370
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Odetta: The Queen of Folk

Odetta: The Queen of Folk

Stephen Alcorn, Samantha Thornhill
Illustrator:  Stephen Alcorn 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Scholastic Press, 2010   ISBN: 978-0439928182
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Bertha and the Frog Choir

Bertha and the Frog Choir

Luc Foccroulle
Illustrator:  Annick Masson 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
NorthSouth, 2012   ISBN: 978-0735840621
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Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and A

Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and A

Gina Capaldi, Q.L. Pearce
Illustrator:  Gina Capaldi 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Lerner, 2011   ISBN: 978-0761352570
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Hot Jazz Special

Hot Jazz Special

Jonny Hannah
Picture Book
For ages 7 to 10
Candlewick, 2005   ISBN: 0763623083
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Gus and Grandpa and the Piano Lesson

Gus and Grandpa and the Piano Lesson

Claudia Mills
Illustrator:   Catherine Stock 
Fiction  Series
For ages 5 to 7
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004   ISBN: 978-0374328146
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Mendel's Accordion

Mendel's Accordion

Heidi Smith Hyde
Illustrator:  Johanna van der Sterre 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Lerner, 2007   ISBN: 158013212X
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Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite

Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite

Anna Harwell Celenza
Illustrator:   Don Tate 
Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Charlesbridge , 2011   ISBN: 978-1570917004
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Jazz

Jazz

Walter Dean Myers
Illustrator:  Christopher Myers 
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 7 to 10
Holiday House, 2006   ISBN: 0823415457
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