Jukebox

by David Merveille

From disco to opera, hip hop to jazz, David Merveille's unique style makes this practically wordless book sing. A non-fiction journey through the musical universe, Jukebox is filled with details,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933605723
• ISBN13: 9781933605722
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Publishers
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.1" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

The music comes from your heart

Jukebox tells a story. A story without the usual dialogue. The illustrations are alive and colorful and they allow your child to take a journey through the book using their imagination. The story starts out with a man coming into the corner bistro (French based book) and putting a coin into the jukebox and suddenly he is dancing to disco. The next person puts his money in and suddenly OPERA comes out of his mouth. Each person that puts his money in gets the kind of music that they love. This book demonstrates that a really fine illustrator can actually carry a story without cluttering it up with words!

The power of music transforms a small cafe.

Juke Box is a picture book from France. My 5 year old son loves to look at the pictures. The Juke Box is located in a little restaurant. People come in with their money to play a song and the place is transformed into the scene in the music. Each person has a favorite and in many instances the person is defined by the music they like whereas other times the music the person will like is a surprise. The book shows the transformative power of music.

Music for the Imagination

David Merveille's Jukebox is as much fun as a hootenanny. The fun all takes place in a little French looking café where the music brings people together. Each person puts his or her coin in the fancy, old jukebox and magically, wonderful music comes out. The words on each two-page spread are limited to the name of the type of music--cleverly drawn into the picture. One young man likes hip-hop and another gothic. The waiter likes marches and a quiet matron likes to sing Madam Butterfly. I can feel the styles of music from looking at the illustrations. I do wish this came with a CD of music styles, but it could be a fun interactive activity to find music of the various styles in CDs already sitting around the house, from the library, or online. This book is a great addition to any music loving family's library.