num_pages: 40
description: The story of Ben is fiction, but it could be the story of more than one jazz musician who grew up in the twenties. Using the art-deco style of the period, Rachel Isadora not only captures the poignancy and yearning of a youthful talent, but in page after page of striking art seems to convey the very sound of music.
language: English
title: Ben's Trumpet
titlecomplete: Ben's Trumpet
genres: Fiction, Cultural, Picture Books, Music, Juvenile, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Jazz, African American
ratings_count: 1643
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Caldecott Medal
publisher: Greenwillow Books