A little girl named Alice, had some favorite things to do. She liked to read, to sing, to dance, and play on her kazoo. One day she took a storybook, and read a Bible story, about a man named Joshua, and how God gave him glory.
Retells the story of the wayward son whose return home gladdened his father's heart.
Featuring lively stories tailored to the interests of young children, these first level titles in the DK Readers series are ideal for children just learning to read or needing extra practice to help build vocabulary and confidence. Full color.
The 'Musical Instruments' series provides a music resource that classifies musical instruments according to traditional groupings of the orchestra. Each title focuses on one instrument to show the characteristics of a group and presents the music in a modern multi-cultural and technological context.
Tune up a milk carton guitar and get ready for a kitchen concerto in the key of utensils major! Ann Sayre Wiseman and John Langstaff offer dozens of ideas that encourage children to unlock their musical creativity using everyday objects. Kids will be inspired as they turn a shower hose into a trumpet or pair zippers and Velcro to make their own percussion ensemble. With ideas for creating and p…
Uses sound words to introduce music and types of musical instruments, continuing to add more and more instruments until an orchestra is formed.
Marian Anderson is best known for her historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, which drew an integrated crowd of 75,000 people in pre-Civil Rights America. While this momentous event showcased the uniqueness of her voice, the strength of her character, and the struggles of the times in which she lived, it is only part of her story. Like the operatic arias Marian would come to sing, Rya…
Get in tune with keyboard instruments. Discover how keyboard instruments make music. Explore how different keyboard instruments are used around the world, from the piano to the harmonium. This book includes an activity that lets you find out for yourself how musical instruments make sounds. Questions that reinforce key concepts are a great feature of this book.