Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Description
Brimming with cheerfulness and the joy of making music, "Little Melba and Her Big Trombone" is a fitting tribute to a trailblazing musician and a great unsung jazz hero.
Awards: Best Multicultural Children’s Books, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature; Notable Children’s Book, American Library Association
Activities
Funny Sounds
A word that describes and copies a sound is called an onomatopoeia. The author uses onomatopoeias when describing the plink of a guitar, the hum of a...
Standing Up with Others
Some people did not think Little Melba should play a jazz trombone because of her gender or the color of her skin. How do you think this made Melba f...
Improvisation
Little Melba was a jazz musician. In Jazz, the players use improvisation, which means making up musical sounds when they play. If you have an instrum...
