Overview

D�couvrez La Nouvelle-Orl�ans, le berceau du jazz. Partez en voyage avec une attachante famille d'opossums qui a roulé sa bosse partout en Amérique ! Du fleuve Mississippi jusqu'à Storyville, là où le jazz à pris son envol, Mama et Papa Poss poursuivent le récit de leur odyssée musicale à travers le continent. Ils nous racontent cette fois-ci un périple qui les a menés des bayous jusqu'à La Nouvelle-Orléans avec comme guide le célèbre trompettiste Louis Chatstrong. Dans le berceau du jazz, au coeur du Vieux carré français, nos deux tourtereaux comptent bien devenir des étoiles et décrocher la lune de miel à bord du tramway nommé désir. Cette publication comprend aussi des notes explicatives qui permettent d'en savoir plus sur la culture musicale et les coutumes de la région. Pour acc�der aux enregistrements de la narration du conte et des chansons Chat de ruelle et Oh, When the Saints, il y a un Ce deuxi�me titre de la collection Nous sommes les opossums musiciens invite les enfants à découvrir différents genres musicaux et les coins de pays qui les ont vus naître (la musique cajun, le jazz, le country, le rock'n'roll, le blues et la musique traditionnelle québécoise). A lighthearted tale in French about two possum musicians who make their way to New Orleans and discover jazz. Mama and Papa Poss continue their musical odyssey on a boat bound for New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi, a sudden hurricane tosses one of the passengers overboard. Papa Poss jumps to the rescue, pulling none other than Louis Chatstrong out of the crashing waves. In thanks, the famous feline trumpet player takes the duo to his club the French Quarter, where a group of cool cats are scratching up a new kind of music. Take a trip to the Big Easy in this swinging and scatting tale that pays homage to the city that invented jazz! Partis pour la gloire � La Nouvelle-Orl�ans ! is the second story in the Nous sommes les opossums musiciens series, which follows Mama and Papa Poss on their travels across North America to the birthplaces of Cajun, jazz, country, rock'n'roll, blues, and traditional Quebecois music. At the end of each story, explanatory notes delve into the key figures, instruments and customs behind each genre. The accompanying recordings, including the narration of the story and the songs Alley Cat and Oh, When the Saints, can be accessed with a QR code printed in the book.

Full Product Details

9782898360411

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

B�a Krieger spent her teenage years in Brazil before moving to Paris, where she recorded her first album in 1997, which was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix of the Charles-Cros Academy. Her album, Coeur Vagabond, received the F�lix Award in the Best World Music Album category in 2006. Fanny Berthiaume began her career as a model maker, animator and illustrator for various productions. While completing studies in visual effects, she joined Raynault VFX and contributed to famous productions such as Beauty and the Beast, X-Men: Apocalypse and Wild. She then pursued her career as a concept artist at Digital Dimension where she worked on several animated TV shows, including Zafari and Improbable Pirate Adventures.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available