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The Bourbon Street Musicians
By Price, Kathy & Glass, Andrew
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-61804-076-6
- Publisher
- New York : Clarion Books, c2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2002
Gr 2-5 Storyteller Price has fashioned a bluesy African-American version of the "Bremen Town Musicians," and her tale is perfectly matched with Glass's wonderfully humorous, vibrant illustrations of Louisiana country. In this retelling, the four decrepit friends (a donkey, dog, rooster, and cat) whose "years had caught [their] gray hairs," "highstepped road" bound for New Orleans. The colorful use of rural dialect rolls off the tongue. However, w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
