Max Found Two Sticks Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Pinkney, Brian (Author), Pinkney, Brian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 068981593X ISBN-13: 9780689815935 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: One day Max finds two sticks that make a perfect pair of drumsticks. Soon he is beating out a rhythm on anything he can find, from his thigh to a bucket to a large garbage can. Suddenly a marching band comes around Max's corner and the most wonderful thing happens. Full color. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Music |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 93012525 |
Lexile Measure: 690 |
Series: Reading Rainbow Books |
Physical Information: 0.12" H x 8.16" W x 11.04" (0.37 lbs) 40 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 26996 Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A young boy discovers the joys of making music in this rhythmic, irresistible picture book from Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Brian Pinkey. One day when Max doesn't feel like talking to anybody, he finds two sticks that make a perfect pair of drumsticks. He starts with a Pat...pat-tat on his thighs. Then he's Dum...dum-dedumming on some boxes. Until finally he's Cling...clang...da-BANGING on the garbage pails. Suddenly, when a marching band Thump-di-di-thumps around Max's corner, the most wonderful thing happens, and Max learns that you don't need to talk to say how you feel--especially when you've got music. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pinkney, Brian: - Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, including Martin Rising; In Your Hands; On the Ball; The Faithful Friend; Duke Ellington; and In the Time of the Drums. His many awards include two Caldecott Honors, a Coretta Scott King Illustration Award, four Coretta Scott King Illustration Honors, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Brian lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and frequent collaborator, Andrea Davis Pinkney. Visit him at BrianPinkney.net. |