Musical Tales & Tunes

A coral reef baby animal counting book  by Marianne Berkes, illus. by Jeanette Canyon

by Teri Sloat, illus. Stefano Vitale.  Stone age ceiling paintings.

by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault, illus. by Lois Ehlert.  Performed on CD by Ray Charles

by Marianne Berkes

by Kathy Appelt, illus. by Melissa Sweet.  Learn to count and tell time with movement inspired rhymes.

By Bob Barner.

Donna Bateman, illus. by Susan Swan & Brian Lies, performed by Tom Chapin.

Book by Susan K. Mitchell, illus. by Connie McLennan with Rainstick

Written and performed by Matthew Gollub, illus. by Karen Kanke. 

Matthew Gollub adds a Latin jazz twist to the scat-singing jazz fly.

by Bob Barner.

by Marianne Berkes, illus. by Roberta Baird. A rhyming, cumulative tale snaps together with the puppet!

The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood, illus. by Sally Wern Compo and documentary DVD.

by Matthew Gollub.  Award-winning intro to jazz.

Jeanne M. Lee.  Cambodia, communicating without speech or hearing.  

Pete Seeger narrates and sings on the CD as you follow along in the book or watch the story on DVD.  

Hear Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett and visit The Boys Choir of Harlem and street musicians with LeVar Burton.

Jan Brett's charming story of a bear who gets stuck in the mud on the way to his concert is read on the DVD and then we visit The Boy's Choir of harlem with LaVar Burton.

Barn Dance! by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault is the book to read. LeVar Burton visits a Tennessee hoedown, bluegrass music, and clogging lesson at an authentic barn dance.