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Charlie Parker Played Be Bop (Paperback)

by Chris Raschka (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Orchard Books (NY); Reprint edition (Sep 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0531070956
  • ISBN-13: 978-0531070956
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 22.2 x 0.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 920,077 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 7 April 1999
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This review is from: Charlie Parker Played Be Bop (Hardcover)
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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5.0 out of 5 stars A WAY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE EVERY TIME YOU READ IT!!!, 4 Dec 1998
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This review is from: Charlie Parker Played Be Bop (Hardcover)
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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1.0 out of 5 stars NOPE, 15 Dec 1999
By Andrew P. Brown (Leeds, West Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Charlie Parker Played Be Bop (School & Library Binding)
Sorry Chris - I just don't get it.

I bought this book entirely on the back of the "5 out of 5" reviews its had up to now. Boy, was I stung! There is no substance to this book. The pictures are OK I suppose, but the text isn't any good at all. I think so. My wife thinks so. My two kids think so. Are we that out of synch. with the rest of the world?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Makes me want to dance!
I have read this book over and over and over. I regularly buy it for neices and nephews and make sure each has their own copy. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars May also be sung!
A terrific book...my children love it, and it's a first choice as a gift for others. A comment on the rhythm of the text: Raschka wrote it to correspond to Dizzy Gillespie's... Read more
Published on 16 Jul 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Introduce your child to the love of music.
"Charlie Parker Played BeBop" is an excellent book to introduce historical people and their love of music. Read more
Published on 24 April 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for a child's library
Meant to be read out loud (change inflection as the fonts change), it has the "feel" of a jazz tune: statement, creative exposition, resolution. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 1998

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