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CM . . . . Volume XVII Number 2. . . .September 10, 2010.
excerpt:
If asked, any child or adult could easily tell you what makes their city special to her/him. For Shauntay Grant, it's the sounds of the city that make Halifax special. The City Speaks in Drums takes readers on a tour of Halifax and the music, intentional or accidental, to be found on every corner. Residence of Halifax will recognize the streets, locations, and faces; readers from across the board will easily connect with the book and notice how, just as Halifax speaks to the author, their own hometown, large or small, speaks to them as well. ![]() Both performances are matched with complementary music that augments the listener's experience. The city's sounds are perfectly merged with her voice which is as alive and vivid as the sounds she describes and depicted by the artwork. By bolding the words given special emphasis in her performance Grant makes it easy for readers to read along out loud with her, anticipating and matching stresses in her reading of the text. The rhythmic flow of the text is extremely effective in recreating, for readers, Grant's sensory experience of the city, teamed with Tooke's artwork and Grant's own performance of the work, makes The City Speaks in Drums an adventure the readers can continue long after the book is read in Halifax and beyond. Highly Recommended. Crystal Sutherland is an MEd (Literacy) and MLIS graduate living in Halifax, NS.
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