Blue and Red Make Purple
A musical journey with Jennifer Gasoi
- Publisher
- The Secret Mountain
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2016
- Category
- Music
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 7
- Recommended Grade
- k to 2
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9782924217795
- Publish Date
- Oct 2016
- List Price
- $22.95
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Description
Winner:
2016 Parents' Choice Gold Award
2016 National Association of Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA)
This book with a CD of irresistible songs offers children the opportunity to discover the different colors of Gasoi's jazz-driven music, a melding of many styles including bluegrass, blues, cajun, calypso, and klezmer. Blue and Red Make Purple is catchy, tuneful, playful, and totally endearing! Notes highlighting the history, instruments and unique characteristics of each musical genre along with listening suggestions accompanying each song.
About the authors
Steve Adams has collaborated with a wide range of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune and the Globe and Mail. He has also illustrated eight children's books. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Editorial Reviews
"A truly impressively 'kid friendly' and engaging picture book/CD combination." —Julie Summers, Midwest Book Review
"Delightful music-forward title." —baretnewswire.org
"A solid balance of entertainment and education, with a neat beat." —Kirkus Reviews
