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Title: Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora ISBN: 0-688-80194-3 Publisher: Greenwillow Pub. Date: 01 February, 1979 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Riviting and remarkable - a true classic
Comment: There are large and small crimes in the world. Small crimes includes little white lies and petty theft. Large crimes represent something much larger in the grand scheme of things. For example, it is a very large crime that it took the New York Public Library's 2003 100 Children's Books Everyone Should Know for me to discover "Ben's Trumpet". Have you seen this book? This is a gorgeous piece of work, particularly striking in its publication date (1979) but not dated. Not even a little. Following Ben, a young man living in a Harlem-esque neighborhood, the story depicts the boy's obsession with playing the trumpet. The plot is touching and has a happy ending that doesn't feel forced or tacked on. It flows just as smoothly as the book itself. Nice storylines aren't what push this book into greatness, however. Look at the illustrations a minute. Notice Isadora's use of line. Her clever placement of black and white. Look at the different drawing styles that emanate from the jazz musicians and their music. Now compare this to Ben's home, a simplistic realistic series of pictures. My favorite section comes after the trumpeter at the Zig Zag Jazz Club compliments Ben on his trumpet playing. The next two pages show the trumpeter walking away, his body curved, swaying to some internal music. On the opposite page there is a kaleidoscope of forms and images, possibly representing Ben's elation at the compliment. Possibly just serving as gorgeous filler. Please read this to your children. Teach this to your children. And give this book to everyone you know. Do I gush? I know I do. But trust me, this book is worth it.
Rating: 5
Summary: "Ben's Trumpet" is jazzy and modern
Comment: In the age of computer games and 3-D animation, the simple imagination of a child to envision himself learning to be a jazz musician is refreshing. Unlike previous reviews, I feel the dramatic black and white drawings set off some of the cultural issues the illustrations portray. Obviously, young Ben does not live an idealized childhood at home. Yet, he finds that his passion for music can only be fulfilled outside of jazz clubs (which usually perform late in the evening and he is too young to enter). The point of the book is how he acts out THIS reality. He is looking "outside of the box" (hence the illustrations of his home life) and finds the attention from the father-figure (the trumpeter) who Ben wants to imitate. The book vividly illustrates the importance of role models in a child's life.
Rating: 5
Summary: Ben's Trumpet
Comment: As an international music teacher we need to give all theencouragement we can give to keep the music programs alive in ourschools. Not just in the states but in the world. This short story relates to the young hopeful musican who hopes to be a contributor to the music world - Keep the dream.
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Title: A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams ISBN: 0688040748 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 01 August, 1984 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble, Steven Kellogg ISBN: 0140546235 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: October, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats ISBN: 0670867330 Publisher: Viking Childrens Books Pub. Date: January, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss, Marjorie Priceman ISBN: 0671882392 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Juv) Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina ISBN: 0064431436 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 31 October, 1987 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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