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K-Gr 3 Uncle Booker T. has promised to teach Derrick to play the harmonica, and the boy spends the summer practicing with the dapper old man, who insists that Derrick "slow down" to let the music come from his heart. The child doesn't really understand what that means, but he listens as the accomplished musician plays hymns to soothe Big Mama, snappy jazz to get Aunt Agnes's feet a-tappin', and a sharp march to help the neighborhood boys keep the beat of their rhythm band. One day, when Un...Log In or Sign Up to Read More