A Musical Month
{Family Book Club}
Everyone knows that I am Kenny-obsessed, however, I do listen to a wide variety of music over here, folks! We are going to close out the summer with a musical month of books over at the {virtual} Family Book Club. Feel free to come on over and join in the fun!
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Week of August 3rd:
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Jazz Fly by Matthew Gollub
Matthew Gollub’s books are fantastic. The illustrations are fun, the font is funky, and Jazz Fly is a fantastic character. In this book, Jazz Fly, a drummer, gets lost on his way to a show. He has to stop and ask various animals for help. The conversations involve scat singing, which never fails to mesmerize my children.The book is oodles of fun to read, but it’s even more fun to listen to Gollub tell the tale on the audio CD.
Week of August 10th:
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Can You Hear It? by William Lach
I absolutely adore this book, folks. I think it is such a creative way to engage the reader. The book is essentially an I Spy of sorts for both your eyes and your ears. The book contains twenty-six gorgeous pieces of art and each artwork goes along with the music on the audio CD. On each page, you are asked to find an object. Once you find it, you read the story and listen to the CD. You are asked to listen for (here is the I Spy for your ears) part of the story. For example, at one point you are asked to listen for horse hooves, while in another story you are asked to listen for car horns on a city street. This book truly engages the reader and is a great way to sneak in both art and music appreciation.
Week of August 17th:
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Jazz Fly 2: The Jungle Pachanca by Matthew Gollub
In the second Jazz Fly story, Jazz Fly and his band break down in the middle of the jungle. The band needs a ride to the tropics for a show. As they converse with others, they need to speak in Spanish, so you get a fun mix of scat, Spanish, and musical words. I love that the Spanish words are displayed in one color and the musical words in another. This audiobooks engaging with a fun Latin vibe.
Week of August 24th:
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Amazing Musical Instruments!: Your Guide to the Orchestra Through Sounds and Stories by Genevieve Helsby (comes with interactive CD-ROM)
This book is jam-packed with tons of information, and it comes with an interactive CD that is amazing. The book describes all of the families of instruments, all about the orchestra, and a bit about some famous composers. There is in-depth information about all the various instruments, including more obscure ones. The history of the instruments and parts of the instruments are explained clearly. Best of all, when you pop in the CD, you can actually hear all the many different types of instruments, as well as musical compositions. It’s the next best thing to a music class!
Week of August 31st:
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Story of the Orchestra: Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music, and the Composers Who Wrote the Music! by Robert Levine
This book and accompanying audio CD make for a perfect introduction to the orchestra. The book covers each instrument, musical periods and styles, and famous composers. At certain points in the book, readers are asked to listen to the CD.These illustrations in this book are colorful and fun, and occasionally somewhat goofy– that makes them a big hit among my crew!
What are your favorite music appreciation books? You know I love a good book recommendation. Please share here!
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