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Summary: Excellent
Review: I am a licensed preschool music teacher. I found "Charlie Parker...." and was immediately thrilled with it. I took it and read it to my preschool music classes, ages 3-5. The first time they heard it, they liked it but clearly were a little puzzled, I think because the book was outside their normal reading references. By the second or third time they heard it, they were tapping their feet and spontaneously moving to the jazz rhythms of the book. I'm on the fourth or fifth class reading of the book, and they dig it more every time! My sincere appreciation to Chris Raschka for creating such a wonderful experience in jazz for children (and grownups). I'm eagerly looking forward to "Mysterious Thelonious!"
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Summary: My 13-month old is OBSESSED with this book.
Review: I purchased this book because I love Charlie Parker and wanted to share that love with my then 6-month-old son (he's been listening to Charlie Parker on Phil Schaap's Birdflight since he came home from the hospital).It immediately became his favorite book (he has over 100) and INSISTS that it be read to him 4-5 times per day. Frequently, we will have just finished it and he reaches for it again. One of his first 7 words is pa-ka (Parker)...it is his first two-syllable word! I would teach him to say "Bird," but I think that would confuse him right now. :-) The pictures are wonderful! I particularly like the one of "Charlie Parker Played No Trombone" which shows Bird looking at a trombone and scratching his head. The words and sounds are wonderful and convey the feeling and flavor of "Be Bop." My son particularly loves the mysterious kitty... My son is now 13 months old and it's still his favorite book BY FAR! "Never leave your cat a-lone..."
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Summary: Letters and Sounds
Review: My daughter is nearly three years old. She is just now learning her alphabet and the sounds of the letters. As we read Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, she points to each word. I feel it is a great asset in her learning. In addition, I have noticed that she plays with sound more, sings more, and yes... I've even seen her dancing to her own songs. Maybe it is simply an age thing, but I would give some credit to this wonderful book. It demonstrates the power of sound beyond the meaning of words. We find ourselves learning that skill unaware that it is being taught.
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Summary: A WAY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE EVERY TIME YOU READ IT!!!
Review: This is a marvelous book for introducing children to the concept of jazz improvisation. My son is 3 and after reading along in the book several times has begun doing his own riffs on the text. We haven't read the book the same way twice, and all of us in our house put it in the "to read" pile night after night. This one is impossible to become tired of, and it's a stellar tribute to a great man.
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