Stalebread Charlie and the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band
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Overview
Based on a true story, a vibrant, inspirational picture book about self-reliance and the power of creativity and music, in which a group of hungry homeless kids in 19th century New Orleans build their own musical instruments from discarded items and become a successful band. It's 1895, and ten-year-old Stalebread Charlie and his friend Warm Gravy roam the streets of New Orleans, homeless and hungry. Stalebread has heard folks say that music feeds the soul--and he wonders if it could also fill their bellies. Soon he and his friends are playing instruments made out of junk--a fiddle from a cigar box, a kazoo from a comb--until their hats are filled with coins, their bellies are filled with beignets, and their souls are filled with music. This inspiring make-lemonade-from-lemons tale includes author/illustrator notes about the real Stalebread and the research behind the book and a make-your-own-instrument activity.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780547942018
- ISBN-10: 054794201X
- Publisher: Clarion Books
- Publish Date: July 2018
- Dimensions: 11.25 x 9.88 x 0.88 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 40
- Reading Level: Ages 4-7
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