ZIN! ZIN! ZIN! A VIOLIN (Written by Lloyd Moss, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman, music by Marvin Hamlisch) A lonesome trombone is joined by various instruments, one by one, to form a chamber group of ten.MUSICAL MAX (Written by Robert Kraus, illustrated by Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey, narrated by Mary Beth Hurt) Max stops playing music when his neighbors complain about the noise. What will he do instead?THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER (Illustrated by Peter Spier, sung by Aretha Franklin) Aretha Franklin lends her soulful voice to this moving rendition of our national anthem.KEEPING HOUSE (Written by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Wendy Smith) Songwriter Lizzie Firkin would rather sing and dance than do chores. What if people think she's lazy or sloppy?PATRICK (Written and illustrated by Quentin Blake) When Patrick plays his violin, the most unusual things start to happen; fish can fly, cows can dance, and trees grow cakes!APT. 3 (Written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, narrated by Charles Turner) Intrigued by the sounds of a harmonica, two brothers set off on a search to find the musician in an old tenement building.
K**L
Entertaining and Useful
This video contains the following books:Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin (by Lloyd Moss)Musical Max (by Robert Kraus)The Star-Spangled Banner (sung by Aretha Franklin, with a detailed historical explanation afterward)Keeping House (by Margaret Mahy)Patrick (by Quentin Blake)Apt. 3 (by Ezra Jack Keats)I think this video is great! I'm a music teacher, and I have read the book "Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin" to my first graders, but this version helps them understand what the instruments sound like (same with "Musical Max")."The Star-Spangled Banner" is great too, because it illustrates what the words actually mean, and it has 3 of the 4 original verses, as well as a very detailed historical explanation that was perfect for my third graders when we had an America-themed concert."Keeping House" isn't really about music, but it's a cute little story. I like "Patrick", which is a nonverbal story. The title character plays classical music on his violin, which I am a big fan of. "Apt. 3" is a great story as well, I'm a big fan of Ezra Jack Keats.I highly recommend this DVD. It's my first read-along DVD I've ever experienced, but I will be getting a lot more!
A**E
I feel like they really go slow and don't have enough to ...
I would give this DVD a 4 star review is because a few on the videos lack luster to me. I feel like they really go slow and don't have enough to capture a student's interests.But Musical Max is amazing! I LOVED this video so much I give it more than 5 stars! Pushing the rating of this DVD up to 5 stars! So cute and some entertaining reading!
K**W
Books on DVD
This will work quite well in my various aged classrooms. I enjoy having the books on a DVD to review as well. Thank you.
A**R
Not our favorite
We have a lot of the Scholastic storybook treasures.. This isn’t one of our favorites.
L**P
Marvelous dvd of books about music. My favorite
Good for kindergarten through second grade. Well done.
R**X
Fantastic!
Got this for my husband to use at work as a Music Teacher, and he's shown it dozens of times to various classes when he has some unexpected available minutes towards the end of some of his classes. Fantastic!
J**P
Zin! Zin! Zin!!!
We love all these wonderful stories that are beautifully read in this DVD. It's movies like these that have helped my son acquire a great love for books. I am very happy with this DVD
D**Y
Four Stars
Christmas 2014 gift for my grandchildren. I think it's delightful.
S**Z
My son Love it, and me too
excellent DVD for the music lovers for children!!!!I love Patrick and musical MaxIt is really a good exposition for the childrenI was surprise of the extra contentThank you I am trying to look for other of this kind, with music content
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