Reviews for Saxophone Sam and his snazzy jazz band

The average rating for Saxophone Sam and his snazzy jazz band based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-10-18 00:00:00 Jeff Safron A dreary, rainy day turns into a jumpin', jivin' party when Saxophone Sam uses an irresistible beat to lead Drew and Sue on a magical mystery tour through their house to find the source of his toe-tapping music. As the children get closer and closer, the band and its crowd start to take center stage. There's never a dull moment when Saxophone Sam's in town. Genre: fiction, poetry Reading level: A transitional reader could read this book because it only has multiple lines of text on each page instead of full pages of text. There is a wide range of high frequency words and some harder phonetic regularities. The words mostly all are one or two syllables. There also may be some unfamiliar language in this book for younger readers, but it is a good challenge for them. Topic: jazz, music's importance Curriculum Uses: This book would be fantastic for a read aloud. I think that the fast paced rhythm of the text and the colorful illustrations will engage all students. I would also use this book for a guided reading group and possibly for shared reading. Finally, I would use this book to support a lesson about jazz, a musical genre. Literary Devices: The literary devices used in this most effectively are imagery and establishing mood and tone. The author also uses figurative language to address the audience of this book. Examples of this are alliteration: zip zed zed, and cool cat. There is also onomatopoeia written into the text. Social issues: This book did not address specific social issues. Illustrations and Text: The illustrations in this book are very colorful and attract the reader's eye right away. I think that the illustrations support the text closely and serve as a good reference for readers if they are having trouble putting together words. The pictures convey the author's optimistic, joyful tone, and they are very detailed and engaging. These are some of the best illustrations I have even seen.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-25 00:00:00 Bruce Odle Personal Reaction: I really enjoyed this book. I automatically thought about incorporating it in a music lesson during a school day. The illustrations are very lively and bright, and very fun to follow. Purpose: This book is great for a read aloud with students ages 4-8. It has many different music references, whether they are instruments or singing, that would be great to incorporate with music class. Or if there is a fun project that can be done with the different instruments. A lot of the phrases rhyme throughout the story. That is an aspect that will keep the students engaged and bring a fun aspect to the read aloud. The book has great use of figurative language, more specifically, similes. For example, "Like the fizz in soda pop". These give the story more life and energy. Therefore, the book could be a good way to have students identify what is a simile, and other types of figurative language.