From the rhythm of Latin music to the smooth tones of jazz, music excites people all over the world. This engaging series explores ten of the most popular musical genres. Each book focuses on a genre's key characteristics, history, and place in popular music. Each book also features an "Artist Spotlight" special feature, informative sidebars, a table of contents, a reading comprehension quiz, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Beacon level, aligned to reading levels of grades 2-3 and interest levels of grades 3-5.