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21st Century Kids: Feel the Beat

Mona Gilbert, Children's Librarian, Northridge Branch Library,
Young person with her headphones and singing into her hair bursh.
“Where words fail, music speaks.”—Hans Christian Andersen

The topic of “music” is very broad, as it covers a wide range of styles, instruments, platforms, and usage. Kids interact with music every day. For example, music enhances other mediums such as films. Most of all, music facilitates self-expression; its presence can affect emotions and moods, and determine the pace of daily activities. For many, music is an essential part of life. This sampling of books highlights different styles of music, innovation, and the incorporation of musical themes in children’s fiction.

“Music is the universal language of mankind.”—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Feel the Beat in Books


Book cover for When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
Hill, Laban Carrick

Book cover for How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz
How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz
Winter, Jonah

Book cover for Harlem's Little Blackbird
Harlem's Little Blackbird
Watson, Renée

Book cover for Children's Book of Music
Children's Book of Music

Book cover for The First Rule of Punk
The First Rule of Punk
Pérez, Celia C.

Book cover for I Am Drums
I Am Drums
Grosso, Mike

Book cover for Tune it Out
Tune it Out
Sumner, Jamie

Book cover for Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
Hood, Susan

Book cover for Dear Hank Williams
Dear Hank Williams
Holt, Kimberly Willis

Book cover for Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing
Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing
Singer, Marilyn


 

 

 

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