15653
MY FAVORITES
BUY THIS BOOK
Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2008-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Lee and Low Books Inc
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781600603440
Lexile
AD820L
Themes
jazz
american history

Rent Party Jazz

Written by William Miller and Illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb
It's the 1930s in New Orleans. Sonny and his mother are barely getting by, and then his mother loses her job. Sonny meets a jazz musician named Smilin Jack, who offers to have a house concert to raise money for their rent. A fun-filled event shows Sonny the power of community.
ADD ALL
Support Materials
1160

Rent Party Jazz Read Aloud by Viola Davis

Actress Viola Davis reads Rent Party Jazz by William Miller. It's the 1930s in New Orleans. Sonny...
MY FAVORITES
1031

Rent Party Jazz: Teacher Guide

It's the 1930s in New Orleans. Sonny and his mother are barely getting by, and then his mother loses...
MY FAVORITES
Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2008-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Lee and Low Books Inc
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781600603440
Lexile
AD820L
Themes
jazz
american history
Related Book Resources
21022

The Pout-Pout Fish

Written by Deborah Diesen and Illustrated by Don Hanna
Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about With his fish face stuck In a permanent pout.

Can his pals...

Pre-K - 1st

Detective Stories

Written by Philip Pullman and Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle
Young mystery fans will be enthralled by this compelling volume of detective fiction that includes both classic and contemporary writers such as Italo Calvino, Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Damon Runyon, and Andrew Vachss.
6th - 8th

Supergifted

Written by Gordon Korman

Donovan Curtis has never been what anyone would call “gifted.” But his genius friend Noah Youkilis...

3rd - 7th
18407

Little Duckling Is Lost

Written by May Nelson
Little duckling is lost. Little duckling is sad. Where is his mother?
K - K
16395

Oh Say Can You Seed? All about Flowering Plants

Written by Worth and Bonnie and Illustrated by Aristides
With the able assistance of Thing 1 and Thing 2 -- and a fleet of Rube Goldbergian vehicles -- the...
Pre-K - 3rd
16115

The Underdogs

Written by Sara Hammel

When a popular teen beauty’s body is discovered by the pool at an elite tennis club, the regulars...

6th - 8th
17236

I Funny: I Totally Funniest

Written by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein and Illustrated by Laura Park
In the third installment of the I Funny series, Jamie Grimm did really well on national television...
3rd - 7th
15690

Ideas Are All Around

Written and Illustrated by Phillip C. Stead
An author and his dog, Wednesday, explore their neighborhood together. They look at sunflowers, say...
K - 3rd
15582

The Three Pigs

Written and Illustrated by David Wiesner
This book is a creative deviation from the classic Three Little Pigs tale. Instead of being beaten...
Pre-K - 3rd
16320

My Autumn Book

Written by Yee and Wong Herbert and Illustrated by Yee
Crisp air and gray skies beckon a little girl to thoroughly investigate the outside world: chipmunks...
Pre-K - 1st
20735

Her Right Foot

Written by Dave Eggers and Illustrated by Shawn Harris
Learn more about the Statue of Liberty and the powerful message of acceptance that is found in her...
K - 3rd
16025

A Christmas Carol (Scholastic Classics)

Written by Charles Dickens and Illustrated by Dean Morrissey
The classic Charles Dickens story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean, miserly man who learns the true...
7th - 10th