Plinka Plinka Shake Shake

Maracas shake, cymbals crash, and the kazoo goes WHA WOO. Every page in this installment of the All About Sounds series invites children to pick up an instrument and play a tune. Full color.

Toddlers will enjoy turning the sturdy board pages to discover 11 bright illustrations with animals and objects and the sounds shown in big bold letters, and across the page, the name of the "soundmaker", also in easy-to-read letters. Snappy Sounds are ideal for lap-time reading with an adult or older sibling, and as a read-alone activity for toddlers and very early readers. They are sure to become favourites. AUTHOR: Jolie Dobson is the author of The Duct Tape Book. AGES: 2-4 SELLING POINTS: Features 11 small and large music-makers. The Snappy Sounds series are books of colourful fun for toddlers. These bright and colourful board books are bold introductions to matching sound and objects -- for young kids. Colour illustrations Titles is series: Bang Bang Plink Plink Beep Beep Choo Choo Ring Ring Pop Pop Snap Snap Woof Woof

From the percussion section at the back of room 217, Carmen Trochez keeps the Benton Bluff Junior High band steady. But when a student teacher enters the scene, the band's loyalties are divided. Carmen is usually the glue. Can she keep everything from falling apart? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Summer is here, and Zac Wiles and the Benton Bluff Junior High band are headed to band camp. But as soon as they arrive, things start disappearing. First it's music, then it's Zac's saxophone. As the band's resident class clown, Zac's antics always earn a few eye rolls. But now, he's being called a thief! Can Zac find the culprit and prove he'd never take his jokes that far? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Simple text describes recorders, how they work, and how they are played.

This book serves as both a textbook and reference for faculty and students in LIS courses on storytelling and a professional guide for practicing librarians, particularly youth services librarians in public and school libraries. Storytelling: Art and Technique serves professors, students, and practitioners alike as a textbook, reference, and professional guide. It provides practical instruction and concrete examples of how to use the power of story to build literacy and presentation skills, as well as to create community in those same educational spaces. This text illustrates the value of storytelling, covers the history of storytelling in libraries, and offers valuable guidance for bringing stories to contemporary listeners, with detailed instructions on the selection, preparation, and presentation of stories. It also provides guidance around the planning and administration of a storytelling program. Topics include digital storytelling, open mics and slams, and the neuroscience of storytelling. An extensive and helpful section of resources for the storyteller is included in an expanded Part V of this edition.

"With a postscript by Joshua Bell."--Cover.

Developed by New Zealand reading specialist and author, Pam Holden, this exciting reading program offers an extensive range of illustrated fiction and photographic non-fiction titles at graded levels. Red Rocket Readers offer a carefully controlled sequence of challenges throughout the levels to ensure students progress with confidence and enthusiasm.