Mysterious Thelonious
Rachka's tribute to jazz musician Thelonius Monk is small in physical size (7 3/8 x 6 1/2") and large in concept. Using a complex concept paralleling the color wheel to music notes on the scale, Raschka develops a poem in which Raschka's unique musical composition can be seen and the impact of "Mister Monk's" music "of freedom" can be experienced. "There were no wrong notes on his piano." Not one. Rainbow colors, square shapes and a handwritten text are fully integrated with each other in this incomparable little volume. Raschka's books Charlie Parker Played Be Bop (Orchard, 1992) and Simple Gifts (Henry Holt, 1998) also show his interest in communicating visually in books for the young about music. ©1997 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Chris Raschka
CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 7 and older
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Formats:
Picture book
Poetry
Subjects:
African Americans
Music and Musicians
Diversity subject:
Black/African
Publisher:
Orchard
Publish Year: 1997
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0531300579
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 786 Raschka