Maureen Anderman
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Ten instruments take their parts one by one in a musical performance. When this book begins, the trombone is playing all by itself. But soon a trumpet makes a duet, a French horn a trio, and so on until the entire orchestra is assembled on stage. Written in elegant and rhythmic verse and illustrated with playful and flowing artwork, this unique counting book is the perfect introduction to musical groups. Readers of all ages are sure to shout "Encore!"...
2) Rapunzel
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.
Language
English
Description
In "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", a courageous mongoose becomes the loyal pet of a small boy, and protects him and his family from two evil cobras who live in their garden.
Hiawatha's boyhood is gracefully brought to life against a background of authentic Native American music in this excerpt from Longfellow's classic poem.
Based on the famous African American ballad "John Henry", this story tells of the legendary contest to the death, between a spirited man...
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[released 2009], c2009
Language
English
Description
In "The boy who cried wolf", a boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.
"Chicken Little" is the classic story of a chicken and her bird-brained friends who think the sky is falling.
"Rapunzel" is the unique retelling of the classic story of the girl with the long golden hair.
In "The three billy goats gruff",...
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
As the zookeeper makes his nightly rounds, he has no idea that Gorilla is letting all the animals out of their cages. A thoughtful little bear decides to get the moon a birthday present, so he climbs a mountain to ask the moon what it wants. Granny and all the critters in her house pile on her bed for a nap, until a little flea has a big surprise. An old couple pines to have children, so the moon presents them with twelve tiny babies. A lonesome trombone...
7) Final
Publisher
Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Language
English
Description
When Bill wakes up in the psychiatric wing at Sumner Hospital, he has trouble distinguishing his dreams from reality. He is quite certain of his sanity, but memories of being cryogenically frozen, tissue regeneration experiments and talk of a final lethal injection race through his mind. With the help of his psychiatrist, he struggles to piece his memories together.
Publisher
[manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Chicken Little: When an acorn falls on her head, the chicken, Henny Penny, is convinced the sky is falling.
The boy who cried wolf: A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.
The elves and the shoemaker: A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.
Rapunzel:...
Series
Publisher
Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin: A lone trombone playing solo is joined by a trumpet in a duet until a French horn makes it a trio, and so on, as ten instruments, one by one, gather together for a joyous musical performance. Musical Max: When the neighbors start complaining, Max a hippo, stops practicing his trombone, bass, xylophone, flute, harmonica, cymbals and synthesizer, until everyone starts to miss the noise. Patrick: The countryside comes alive...
