{"product_id":"global-fund-for-children-booksisbn-9781570919374","title":"Global Fund for Children Books","description":"Photographs from around the world celebrate the universal joy that kids get from making music, whether they’re playing instruments, clapping their hands, stomping their feet, or singing. Music can help express one child’s feelings—or it can bring a whole community together.\"We love music!\" In the tradition of previous photo essays such as \u003ci\u003eFaith\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eOur Grandparents\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eWhat We Wear\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), Ajmera and her co-authors have here assembled a collection of  charming photographs showing children enjoying music in 35 countries  around the world. Some play instruments, like the Venezuelan girl  practicing her violin on the title page. Others clap, dance, sing along  and listen. On the Cook Islands, a girl with a flower crown blows a  conch shell for a festival. In Scotland, a very young bagpiper marches  at the Highland Games. Novice Buddhists blow long horns in a temple in  Bhutan, and young Indonesians play together in a gamelan orchestra. Some  are proud performers, others rapt in concentration; their enjoyment is  evident. The selection of images is wide-ranging, and the underlying  message, inclusive. On each spread, well-chosen and crisply reproduced  photographs that vary in size are set against solid, colored backgrounds  with a single sentence of text and identifying captions. The variety of  musical instruments, traditional and improvised, will gladden the  hearts of teachers and those who want to encourage their children's  appreciation for music. The backmatter includes a map, glossary and  suggestions for readers' own music-making. \u003cbr\u003eA medley perfectly tuned. \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThis latest offering from the Global Fund for Children (What We Wear,  BCCB 3\/12) celebrates music from around the world through vivid color  photographs, a simple narrative line, and detailed captions. Musical  topics include ways to use your body, (\"We clap our hands and stomp our  feet\"), techniques (\"We blow and whistle, pluck and strum\"), and  possible venues (at home, at the beach, at school). Of note is the  diverse interpretation of music, where classically trained Venezuelan  violin students are pictured a page away from Togolese kids banging  rhythmically on the back of a chair; just as all-encompassing is the  geographic reach of the photoessay, which touches on six continents and a  variety of locales, from a U.S. community center to a West Bank camp  for Palestinian refugees. Far more factual information is delivered in  the photo captions than in the story itself; each description identifies  what is happening in the photo and where the photo is taken. This  bifurcated text makes a somewhat fragmented readaloud, but this is  likely to get far more use as a browsing book, and children will love  poring over the photographs of international music-makers. A two-page  map of the world identifies featured countries and reiterates the  equitable distribution of the book's focus; additional supplemental  materials include several pages of ideas on how to enjoy music and a  glossary of terms from the text.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThis lovely picture book from the Global  Fund for Children shows children from around the world enjoying music.  An interesting variety of instruments are on display, some of which are  familiar, such as the violin, while others are indigenous to a country,  such as the qeej from Laos. The children's faces are quite  expressive and filled with joy, and younger readers will enjoy poring  over these appealing images. Short captions printed on each photo  include the country of origin. At the end, readers will find a world  map, which highlights the countries mentioned. The title also contains a  glossary and a section suggesting how readers can make their own  musical instruments as well as additional ways to enjoy music. A  suitable purchase for most children's libraries, this book would work  well for a \"beginning facts\" section.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eChildren around the world speak different languages and come from diverse backgrounds, but most of them share an understanding of the power of music.  Three authors collaborate here to present joyful, colorful, photographs of children from various countries, dancing, singing, and playing instruments.  From the breathless image of a young Jewish boy in Israel blowing the shofar, to a powerful choir of American children singing gospel, beginning readers will learn that music is a universal language that \"brings people together,\" and exists regardless of the cultural specifics.  The subtext here is a strong one: the very placement of the photos upon the page (Chinese \u003ci\u003eyuequin \u003c\/i\u003eplayers alongside a tyke bagpiper from Scotland) paints a succinct picture of our world as a global family.  And the music doesn't stop when the story ends; back matter includes a collection of music activities and ideas for the whole family to enjoy.\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe title conveys this book's straightforward message: music is a  universal pleasure, everywhere from Canada to Timor-Leste. Proof is  demonstrated by a simple yet energetic running text and large photos of  children exuberantly making and enjoying music worldwide. Direct  captions impart information uncondescendingly: \"Playing a traditional  Andean zampona. PERU.\" A world map and suggestions for homemade musical  instruments are included. Glos.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The Horn Book Guide\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eMaya Ajmera is the founder of The Global Fund for Children. She is the co-author of more than fifteen books, including To Be a Kid, Faith, Healthy Kids, and Children from Australia to Zimbabwe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElise Hofer Derstine is a writer, farmer, and co-author of What We Wear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Pon is the director of Global Fund for Children Books and the co-author of Global Baby Girls, Our Grandparents, and Faith.Kids everywhere make music every day. We clap our hands and stomp our feet . . . singing and humming our favorite tunes.","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303011438821,"sku":"NP9781570919374","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781570919374_565b3145-550e-431c-b26f-7fe3567b3a98.jpg?v=1730752737","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/global-fund-for-children-booksisbn-9781570919374","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}