This book is great for 2nd- 4th grade students. It is about a deaf musician who was kicked out of his band when he started to lose his hearing. He ended up forming his own band of people who also had disabilities and proved everyone wrong when they said "you cant be a deaf musician" I would definitely have this in my future classroom

Lee is a jazz musician. He plays piano with a band at a jazz club, until one day, his bandmates notice that he's losing his hearing. The bandleader fires Lee, asking "Who will listen to a deaf musician?" Feeling sad and discouraged, Lee decides to attend a school for the deaf. There, he learns sign language and meets a deaf saxophone player named Max. Together, they begin playing jazz on the subway by signing notes to one another. Other deaf musicians join them, and crowds begin gathering to watch their band rehearse.

This would be a fantastic book to read aloud in the classroom because it filled with onomatopoeia to represent jazz sounds. Children would love the language in this book. It's a story with a clear moral that even young kids will understand -- don't exclude people for being different. The illustrations are colorful, vibrant, and fun. I would recommend this book to kindergarten through third grade teachers. ( )

This great story is about how a piano player, Lee, overcomes obstacles. He had always played jazz music for a crowd, yet know he seems to be losing his hearing since he is way off key. The bandleader lets him go which upsets Lee. On his way home he noticed an advertisement for a school of the deaf and decides to go. He began to play music with Max by doing sign language. They always played their music on the subway and a lady named Rose decided to also join in. Rose brought her friend Ellie to become their lead singer. Together they performed each night in the subways attracting crowds and crowds of people. A person that really enjoyed their music was Lee's old bandleader, the one that had lost hope in him. ( )

The Deaf Musicians by Pete Seeger is about a musician names Lee who is going deaf. Lee started to go deaf, and was kicked out of his band. Lee wasn't sure what to do next, so he went to school for the deaf where he learned sign language and then eventually started a band with other deaf people. They became so in-sync with each other, that people came and watched them every night. Lee didn't let his disability stop him. Instead, he found a way to be able to still do what he loves, and that was play music. ( )