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Passing the Music Down, and The First Music
Passing the Music Down, by Sarah Sullivan and illustrated by Barry Root for children 4-8 yrs. This engaging book is about traditions and the friendship that forms between a boy and an old-time...
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Song of Sahel Event Launched
Today is a special day for the members of a blog I follow On the Plum Tree, as they respond to a crisis in Africa with the launch of a book, music and art. Dr. Niamh Clune and a group of very...
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Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly
Harmonic Feedback Tara Kelly, Author Henry Holt and Company, YA Fiction, 2010 Suitable for ages: 14 – 18 Themes: Asperger’s Syndrome, Friendship, Music, Emotional Problems, Drug Abuse Synopsis:...
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Fly Away
Fly Away Patricia MacLachlan, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, Fiction, April 2014 Suitable for ages: 7 -10 Themes: Family Life, Brothers and sisters, Floods, Farms, Poets, Music Book Jacket:...
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Father’s Chinese Opera
Father’s Chinese Opera Rich Lo, Author and Illustrator Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., Fiction, Jun. 3, 2014 Suitable for ages: 3-8 Themes: Chinese opera, Acrobatics, Father and son, Perseverance Opening:...
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Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin Chieri Uegaki, Author Qin Leng, Illustrator Kids Can Press, Fiction, Aug. 1, 2014 Winner: Asian/Pacific American Award Picture Book Winner 2015 Suitable for Ages: 5-8...
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Drum Dream Girl
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music Margarita Engle, Author Rafael Lopez, Illustrator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Mar. 31, 2015 Suitable for Ages: 4-9 Themes: Drummers, Music, Cuba,...
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Echo
Echo Pam Munoz Ryan, Author Scholastic Press, Fiction, Feb. 24, 2015 Winner of the 2016 Newbery Honor Suitable for Ages: 10-14 Themes: Harmonica, Music, Destiny, Nazi Germany, Pennsylvania orphans,...
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Playing from the Heart
Playing from the Heart Peter H. Reynolds, Author and Illustrator Candlewick Press, Fiction, Apr. 12, 2016 Suitable for Ages: 4 – 99 Themes: Music, Piano lessons, Creativity, Family relationships,...
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Blackbird Fly
Blackbird Fly Erin Entrada Kelly, Author Greenwillow Books, Fiction, Mar. 24, 2015 Paperback Reprint Mar. 1, 2016, 320 pages Suitable for Ages: 8-12 years Themes: Bullying, Outcasts, Filipino...
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A Band of Babies by Carole Gerber
A Band of Babies Carole Gerber, Author Jane Dyer, Illustrator Harper Collins, Fiction, Jun. 6, 2017 Suitable for Ages: 2-5 Themes: Toddlers, Music, Social Skills, Rhyme Opening: “Play-group morning....
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Daddy Played the Blues by Michael Garland
Daddy Played the Blues Michael Garland, Author and Illustrator Tilbury House Publishers, Fiction, Sep. 8, 2017 Suitable for Ages: 8-12 Themes: Music, The Blues, Family Relationships, The Great...
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Mr. Mergler, Beethoven, and Me by David Gutnick
Mr. Mergler, Beethoven, and Me David Gutnick, Author Mathilde Cinq-Mars, Illustrator Second Story Press, Fiction, Apr. 18, 2018 Suitable for Ages:5-8 Themes: Music, Piano teacher, Intergenerational...
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Just Dance by Patricia MacLachlan
Just Dance Patricia MacLachlan, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, Fiction, Sep, 12, 2017 Suitable for Ages: 7 and up (Grades 3-5) Themes: Families, Country life, Singer, Reporter, Newspaper writing...
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Because by Mo Willems
Because Mo Willems, Author Amber Rem, Illustrator Hyperion Books for Children, Fiction, Mar. 5, 2019 Suitable for Ages: 5-8 Themes: Music, Musicians, Concerts, Serendipity, Chance, Magic Opening:...
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The Dog Who Lost His Bark by Eoin Colfer
The Dog Who Lost His Bark Eoin Colfer, Author P.J. Lynch, Illustrator Candlewick Press, Fiction, Sep. 10, 2019 Pages: 144 Suitable for Ages: 7-10 years Themes: Boy, Dog, Rescue shelter, Divorce,...
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Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford
Black History Month Freedom in Congo Square Carole Boston Weatherford, Author R. Gregory Christie, Illustrator Little Bee Books, Fiction, 2016 Coretta Scott King Honorees Suitable for Ages: 4-8 Themes:...
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Accordionly by Michael Genhart
Accordionly Michael Genhart, Author Priscilla Burris, Illustrator Magination Press, Fiction, Apr. 21, 2020 Suitable for Ages: 4-8 Themes: Biculturural families, Grandpas, Music, Connecting,...
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Making Their Voices Heard by Vivian Kirkfield
Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe Vivian Kirkfield, Author Alleanna Harris, Illustrator Little Bee Books, Biography, Jan. 28, 2020 Suitable for...
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Band Together by Chloe Douglass
Band Together Chloe Douglass, Author and Illustrator Magination Press, Fiction, Sep. 8, 2020 Suitable for ages: 4-8 Themes: Animals, Band, Making Friends, Social anxiety, Self-esteem, Courage Opening:...
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