Kids love music. Theyre natural singers and dancers, and they improvise every time they play. They were born for jazz! And Welcome to Jazz was made for them. A follow-up to Welcome to the Symphony - with over 70,000 copies in print - Welcome to Jazz is also written by music educator Carolyn Sloan, and uses Symphonys ingenious, interactive picture-book-and-sound-chip format. Structured around the iconic song When the Saints Go Marching In, Welcome to Jazz narrates the story of jazz and discusses what the audience is hearing as the band begins to play. Best of all, the sound chips actually demonstrate whats happening - what vocal scatting sounds like, how to pick out a swing beat, and the tones of different instruments, from the trumpet to the clarinet. And in the end, kids can sing along with the band in a traditional call-and-response verse.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called On Track Learning .

This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Workman Publishing .

Marsha Qualey is the author of many books for readers young and old. Though she learned to swim when she was very young, she says she has never tried any of the moves and spins Gracie does so well. Jessica Gibson is a self-taught illustrator born in Detroit, Michigan who has worked with various companies and publishers. Her heart-warming, whimsical illustrations have been featured in many picture books, magazines, and some galleries. She has a strong fondness for animals and nature, and a lot of her artwork reflects this. Carolyn Sloan began her writing career as a journalist and went on to write fiction and non-fiction for children. She lived in India for many years and now lives in Surrey. Mary Murphy is a young and very popular illustrator. She is perhaps best known for the character Little Penguin who appears in her Egmont titles. This is her first book for Puffin. Mary lives in County Galway.