Something Musical Happened at the Library: Adding Song and Dance to Children's Story Programs - Softcover

American Library Association

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838909426 ISBN 13: 9780838909423

Publisher: ALA Editions, 2007

Synopsis

Children's music has been strangely silent in library storytimes - until now. Rob Reid, renowned children's programming expert, offers a companion to accompany ""Children's Jukebox, Second Edition"". Here's a comprehensive guide to make music an integral and engaging part of children's story hour!Drawing on thousands of hours of listening and programming, Reid selects the best of the best into eight ready-to-use comprehensive lesson plans. Use this abundant mix of picture books paired with kid-tested musical recordings to: get up to speed fast to make music an everyday part of your programs; build your own storytimes with innovative and fun pairings of books and recordings; enliven any storytime by incorporating simple song types - from call and response to ever-popular rounds; and identify children's picture books and stories rich with musical themes.Annotated bibliography and resource lists make a wide range of materials accessible, including picture books featuring music, song lyrics, musicians, dance and dancers, along with directions to access to the recordings.Children's librarians, school library media specialists, early childhood educators, head start programs, preschool and elementary teachers - whether they're musically challenged or musically gifted - can grab ""Something Musical"" today, and incorporate music into their children's programs tomorrow!

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Review

"I hope that all libraries and classrooms are filled with young voices singing and playing musical instruments on a regular basis." --Rob Reid, from the Introduction"

About the Author

Rob Reid is the very popular author of numerous books on children s programming for ALA Editions. He has also written resource books for Upstart Books, as well as two picture books. In addition, he writes regular columns on programming and children s literature for LibrarySparks and Book Links magazines. He teaches courses on children s and adolescent literature and a variety of library topics at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. He conducts workshops throughout North America on ways to make literature come alive for children. His website is Rappin' Rob.

Edition details

• Publisher: ALA Editions
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0838909426
• ISBN 13: 9780838909423
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172