Apt. 3
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Author | Ezra Jack Keats |
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Illustrator | Ezra Jack Keats |
Cover artist | Ezra Jack Keats |
Country | United States |
Genre | Children's picture book |
Publisher | Viking Children's Books |
Publication date | 1971 |
ISBN | 0-14-056507-8 |
OCLC | 155082 |
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Apt. 3 is a 1971 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. It was published in 1971 by The Macmillan Company.
Plot
The sound of a harmonica floats through the halls of Sam and Ben's tenement. The sweet melodies inspire the brothers to explore the building, which is filled with the sounds and smells of a diverse city. Finally, the brothers find the source of the beautiful music, along with a blind man who “sees” with his ears, and the search ends in a new friendship.[1]
Film
In 1979, the film, narrated by Charles Turner, was released.
References
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