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Gershwin, George , Heyward, DuBose

Summertime: From Porgy and Bess

32 pp. | Simon | July, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-689-80719-8 $$16.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Mike Wimmer. This famous song from the opera has been transformed into a lushly illustrated picture book. The book casts a nostalgic look back at a simpler time when good hammocks or swimming holes were tickets to a peaceful summer's day--a far cry from the original context of the song. The melody line and guitar chords are included on the final page.
Reviewer: Deborah L. Thompson

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