Acoustic Rooster and his barnyard band
By: written by Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Tim Bowers
Contributors: Bowers, Tim, ill
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, MI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781585366880
Subjects: Fiction; Stories in rhyme; Contests; Musicians; Jazz; Domestic animals
Description: Acoustic Rooster forms a jazz band with Duck Ellington, Bee Holliday, and Pepe Ernesto Cruz to compete in the annual Barnyard Talent Show against such greats as Thelonius Steer, Mules Davis, and Ella Finchgerald. Includes glossary, notes on the characters and songs, and jazz timeline.