Lovesick Captain Cockroach, inspired by a jazz quartet, abandons the helm during a storm, leaving The Jazz Bugs separated and lost at sea. Includes terms in Spanish, French, and jazz scat, and an author's note on musical styles depicted in the book, as well as the Caribbean region in which it is set.
Ages 7-8. Tortuga Press.|||Grades 2-3. Tortuga Press.|||620L Lexile|||juvenile
written and performed by Matthew Gollub ; illustrated by Karen Hanke.
