When boring Mr. Loring retires, A.J.'s class gets a new music teacher who raps, break-dances, and thinks he has what it takes to become a famous musician.

When a British student-teacher arrives, A. J. and his friends wonder if her all-black clothing and love of blood sausage mark her as a vampire, while Mr. Granite simply hopes her musician-boyfriend will stay away long enough for a math lesson.

Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink attend a concert during which someone steals the star's diamond pendant, and they are soon on the trail of the thief.

Pete the Cat and his groovy band tour the world and try to get the best of what the planet has to offer, from sipping mango lassis in India to taking a dip in Iceland's blue lagoon.

Acoustic Rooster forms a jazz band with Duck Ellington, Bee Holliday, and Pepe Ernesto Cruz to compete in the annual Barnyard Talent Show against such greats as Thelonius Steer, Mules Davis, and Ella Finchgerald. Includes glossary, notes on the characters and songs, and jazz timeline.

Presents an introduction to jazz music and nine well-known jazz musicians, set to the rhythm of the traditional song, "This Old Man." Includes brief facts about each musician.

Francine starts a rock band, hoping it will focus on music rather than money and fame.

Nannerl Mozart, sister of the famous Wolfgang, has a gift for music and wishes to be remembered forever--but for a woman in eighteenth-century Europe, that is never going to happen. She is allowed to perform only until she is of marriageable age--on order of her tyrannical father--but when her younger brother begins to eclipse her skills, she begins to despair of her life. Then, a mysterious stranger from a magical world arrives with an irresistible...

A series of events, some seemingly very insignificant, lead to a young girl attending a life-changing concert.

"Francis the donkey is the best shoemaker in the village. He uses only the finest materials: coconut wood for the soles, goat's wool for the insoles, and wild tiger grass for the uppers. One day he receives a special order from his favorite singer: Miss Manatee, the queen of calypso. But he's all out of tiger grass. To make the perfect pair of shoes, Francis must journey deep into the jungle--and that means leaving his village for the first time"--Amazon.com....