Music and Musicians

Meet fictional and non-fictional musicians in this feature, and explore the world of music.
Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone

Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone

Alice Briere-Haquet
Illustrator:  Bruno Liance 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Charlesbridge, 2017   ISBN: 978-1580898270
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Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package

Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package

Kate DiCamillo
Illustrator:  Chris Van Dusen 
Fiction  Series
For ages 6 to 8
Candlewick, 2018   ISBN: 978-1536203530
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The Dam

The Dam

David Almond
Illustrator:  Levi Pinfold 
Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Candlewick Studio, 2018   ISBN: 978-0763695972
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Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten

Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten

Laura Veirs
Illustrator:  Tatyana Fazlalizadeh 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Chronicle Books, 2018   ISBN: 978-1452148571
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My Amazing Mozart Music Book

My Amazing Mozart Music Book

Natacha Godeau
Illustrator:  Ann-Kathrin Behl 
Novelty Board Book
For ages 3 to 5
Auzou, 2017   ISBN: 978-2733850671
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Write On, Irving Berlin!

Write On, Irving Berlin!

Leslie Kimmelman
Illustrator:  David C. Gardner 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Sleeping Bear Press, 2018   ISBN: 978-1585363803
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Kat Writes a Song

Kat Writes a Song

Greg Foley
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Simon and Schuster, 2018   ISBN: 978-1534406803
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Animal Friends: Barnyard Jamboree!

Animal Friends: Barnyard Jamboree!

Junzo Terada
Novelty Board Book
For ages 2 to 4
Chronicle Books, 2017   ISBN: 978-1452151892
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I Am Drums

I Am Drums

Mike Grosso
Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
Clarion Books, 2016   ISBN: 978-0544707108
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The Bear and the Piano

The Bear and the Piano

David Litchtfield
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Clarion Books, 2016   ISBN: 978-0544674547
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Banjo of Destiny

Banjo of Destiny

Cary Fagan
Fiction
For ages 8 to 10
Groundwood Books, 2011   ISBN: 978-1554980864
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Blackbird Fly

Blackbird Fly

Erin Entrada Kelly
Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
HarperCollins, 2015   ISBN: 978-0062238610
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Welcome to the Symphony: A Musical Exploration of the Orchestra Using Beethoven'

Welcome to the Symphony: A Musical Exploration of the Orchestra Using Beethoven'

Carolyn Sloan
Illustrator:  James Williamson 
Novelty Nonfiction Book
For ages 5 to 7
Workman Publishing Company, 2015   ISBN: 978-0761176473
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Under the Mambo Moon

Under the Mambo Moon

Julia Durango
Illustrator:  Fabricio VandenBroeck 
Poetry Book
For ages 6 to 8
Charlesbridge, 2011   ISBN: 978-1570917233
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Frankie Liked to Sing

Frankie Liked to Sing

John Seven
Illustrator:  Jana Christy 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Abrams, 2015   ISBN: 978-1419716447
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