Jubilee! by Alicia Potter
An exuberant picture book applauds the man behind the 1869 National Peace Jubilee, the largest and loudest concert the world had ever seen -- or heard.As a young boy growing up in Ireland, Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore loved music -- the louder, the better! This love of music followed him to Boston in 1849, where he became a bandleader. During the brutal Civil War, it was music that kept up his spirits and those of his fellow soldiers. So when the war ended and peace was restored to the country, Patrick had an idea. He would create the biggest, boldest, loudest concert the world had ever known to celebrate. A peace jubilee! But with twelve cannons, forty church bells, one thousand musicians, and ten thousand singers, just how would all of this sound? Matt Tavares's spirited illustrations burst with sound words in perfect harmony with Alicia Potter's triumphant story of the joy of music.
Fritz Danced the Fandango, which won an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, was also written by ALICIA POTTER. Alicia works as a freelance journalist and children's book reviewer when she's not writing stories inspired by her travels and her seaside city. MELISSA SWEET is the Caldecott Honor illustrator for Jen Bryant's A River of Words, Jacqueline Davies' The Boy Who Drawn Birds, and Judy Sierra's The Sleepy Little Alphabet, among many more. Her art has won multiple awards, and critics have praised her lively, exceptional, and creatively delightful mixed-media illustrations.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780763658564 |
| ISBN 10 | 0763658561 |
| Title | Jubilee! |
| Author | Alicia Potter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2014-04-08 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Prizes | Lupine Award |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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