The children's book "This Jazz Man" is about real jazz musicians that were born in the early 1900s. It gives us sounds that the musician was known for making with their well known instruments and it also has a rhythm throughout the book. This book is wonderful and perfect for integrating music and reading into a lesson plan. I definitely would use this book inside m classroom as it talks about history, african american and music culture and sounds in music. ( )

a fun book introducing numbers and the different aspects of playing jazz
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Set to the tune of "This Old Man" this sing-songy poetry picture book 10 jazz men that each play different instruments and together make one great band. At the end of the poem, there is an introducing page that tells facts about the ten real jazz musicians that the jazz men in the novel are based on including Louis Armstrong, Bojangles Robinson, and Duke Ellington.
This book is perfect to introduce students to the late great artists of the Harlem Renaissance. ( )

The main message of This Jazz Man is to educate people on the aspects of Jazz and also to engage the reader in counting. I loved the illustrations because the words that contained onomatopoeia were bolded and stood out in a colorful way. This helped the reader identify new vocabulary and what was important in the story. I also loved the index in this book, “Playing & from Cheraw South Carolina John Birks” It went further in depth about each Jazz man and how he impacted the world of Jazz. For example, John Birks created a bebop aspect that contained complex rhythms, which people thought was fascinating at the time. This is great information for readers who like non-fiction or who were doing future research on specific Jazz musicians. ( )

An awesome counting book to the tune of This Old Man. Great for preschoolers and pre-k kids. ( )