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Bootman, Colin

The Steel Pan Man of Harlem

40 pp. | Carolrhoda | November, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8225-9026-2 $16.95
(3) K-3 In this retelling of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," a black stranger calling himself the Steel Pan Man promises Harlem's white mayor that he will solve the city's rat problem in exchange for a million dollars. The vivid illustrations--comical, painterly, sure-handed--feature rollicking dance scenes with participants of different races, extolling the power of music and community.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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