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Jazz (20th Anniversary Edition)
Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author), Myers, Christopher (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0823448339     ISBN-13: 9780823448333
Publisher: Holiday House
OUR PRICE:   $17.09  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2025
This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its street date of September 2, 2025
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - Jazz
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Music
Physical Information: 48 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Featuring a new introduction from best-selling author Jacqueline Woodson, anew edition of the award-winning father-son collaboration that celebrates the great American art form.

One of TIME's 100 Best Children's Books of All Time

Walter Dean Myers was one of the best-loved and most influential writers of his generation. Originally published 15 years ago, this Coretta Scott King Honoree Jazz now features a new introduction about the ground-breaking author written by his son, Christopher.

In this book that sings with the rhythm and wordplay of jazz, fifteen poems, are paired with bold, stylized illustrations of performers and dancers to convey the history and breadth of this unique musical style. From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie, and every style in between, Jazz takes readers on a musical journey from jazz's beginnings to the present day.

The book includes a brief introductory essay about the history and form of jazz, as well as a timeline and glossary of jazz terms.

Coretta Scott King Award Honor for illustration
ALA Notable Children's Book
Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award
Publishers Weekly's 100 Best Books of the Year
Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice
Booklist Editor's Choice
Booklist Top Ten in Black History
Book Link's Best New Books for the Classroom
Golden Kite Award: Picture Book Text