John Coltrane's Giant Steps
- ISBN-10
- 0689845987
- ISBN-13
- 9780689845987
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-07-01
- Publisher
- Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
- Author
- Chris Raschka
Description
You may be surprised at the tricky music a box, a snowflake, some raindrops, and a kitten can make. Right before your eyes. And on the pages of this book. There is someone backstage watching, encouraging our performers but keeping them under control. Why not listen along?
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