Regardless of whether they’ve heard of jazz or Art Tatum, young readers will appreciate how Parker uses simple, lyrical storytelling and colorful and energetic ink-and-wash illustrations to show the world as young Art Tatum might have seen it. Tatum came from modest beginnings and was nearly blind, but his passion for the piano and his acute memory for any sound that he heard drove him t…
Lee ate some popcorn and threw the bag away. The wind picked it up and blew it away.
Do you know what the fox says? Based on the hugely popular YouTube video with more than 200 million views, this picture book is packed full of foxy fun. Dog goes woof. Cat goes meow. Bird goes tweet and mouse goes squeak. But what does the fox say? The lyrics of Ylvis's YouTube sensation 'The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)' meet Svein Nyhus's playful illustrations in this irresistibly ente…
Spencer liked to eat spaghetti. But he liked playing with it better. He tied it into bows. He lassooed the cat with it.
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…
As he sets out for the store, the boy's mother reminds him, "Six farm eggs, a cake for tea, a pound of pears, and don't forget the bacon." On his way, he repeats, "Six fat legs...a cape for me...a flight of stairs...and don't forget the bacon." Or was it "six clothes pegs...a rake for leaves...a pile of chairs...and don't forget the bacon"? Well, at least he was sure to remember the bacon!
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.
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.
Get in tune with woodwind instruments. Discover how woodwind instruments make music. Explore how different woodwind instruments are used around the world, from the recorder to the Indian pungi. 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.
Budding scientists can experiment with flashlights and create all different kinds of shadows with the help of this easy reader which describes what shadows are and why they change.