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List of Children's Literature
The books listed below are just a few of the selections used by the elementary art and music teachers as catalysts and/or resources for their lessons. The “Suggested Use” column provides a brief explanation of how each book can be used by a classroom teacher for an art or music-related activity.
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| Title | Author | Illustrator | Fine Arts - Concept | Grade | Subject Matter and/or Suggested Use |
| A Chair for My Mother |
Williams, Vera B. |
Williams, Vera B. |
Art-3-D |
3-5 |
Chairs. Use for art lesson on making chair sculptures out of clay or other 3-D medium |
| A Color of His Own |
Lionni, Leo |
Lionni, Leo |
Art-Collage |
K-2 |
Animal-chameleon. Collage, camouflaged chameleons |
| A Painter |
Florian, Douglas |
Florian, Douglas |
Art-Inspiration |
K-2 |
Inspiration. Explains where painters get their ideas for making art |
| A Story, a Story |
Haley, Gail |
Haley, Gail |
Art-Textiles |
K-2 |
Africa. Adinkra cloth lesson |
| A Symphony for the Sheep |
Millen, C. M |
Azarian, Mary |
Art-Textiles |
3-5 |
Wool, from sheep to yarn |
| A Tisket, A Tasket |
Fitzgerald, Ella |
Eitan, Ora |
Music-Jazz |
K-2 |
African American. Sing the text, use with Ella Fitzgerald recording |
| A-Hunting We Will Go |
Kellog, Steven |
Kellog, Steven |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
Animals. Rhyming words, replace words in the song |
| Abiyoyo |
Seeger, Pete |
Hays, Michael |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
South African. Tale of how a man and his son foil a bogey-man. Sing the song |
| Achoo, Bang, Crash |
MacDonald, Ross |
MacDonald, Ross |
Music-Inflection |
K-2 |
Alphabet. Descriptive sound words |
| Albuquerque Turkey |
Ford, B.G. |
McQueen, Lucinda |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
Thanksgiving favorite |
| All the Colors of the Earth |
Hamanaka, Sheila |
Hamanaka, Sheila |
Art-Color |
3-5 |
Acknowledging different colors of people while recognizing we're the same underneath. |
| Alley Cat’s Meow |
Appelt, Kathi |
Goodel, Jon |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Animal-Cats. Rhythmic text, writing descriptive words |
| Anansi and the Moss covered Rock |
Kimmel, Eric A. |
Stevens, Janet |
Music-Folktale |
K-2 |
Africa. Dramatize story, use instrumental sound effects |
| Anansi Does the Impossible |
Aardema, Verna |
Desimini, Lisa |
Music-Folktale |
K-2 |
Africa-Ashanti. Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God |
| Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti |
McDermott, Gerald |
McDermott, Gerald |
Art-Weaving |
K-2 |
Africa-Ashanti. Anansi gets in and out of trouble. Use with lesson on weaving |
| Angel Child, Dragon Child |
Surat, Michelle Maria |
Mai, Vo Dinh |
Art-Drawing |
3-5 |
Dragons. Use with lessons on drawing dragons |
| Animal Boogie |
Harter, Debbie |
Harter, Debbie |
Dance |
K-2 |
Animals-jungle. Sing along, move like animals |
| Animal Dreaming |
Morin, Paul |
Morin, Paul |
Art-Folkart |
3-5 |
Australia. Myth of creation. Use with lesson on bark dot painting |
| Animalia |
Base, Graeme |
Base, Graeme |
Art-Illustration |
3-5 |
Alphabet. Alliterative sentences accompany each letter |
| Animals Should...Not Wear Clothing |
Barrett, Judi |
Barrett, Ron |
Art-Drawing |
K-2 |
Animals. Drawing animals wearing clothing. Humorous |
| Arrow to the Sun - Pueblo Indian Tale |
McDermott, Gerald |
McDermott, Gerald |
Music-Folktale |
3-5 |
Native American-Pueblo. Descriptive words |
| Art lesson, The |
DePaola, Tomie |
DePaola ,Tomie |
Art-Inspiration |
K-2 |
Inspiration. Story about being creative |
| Ashanti to Zulu |
Musgrove, Margaret |
Dillon, Leo and Diane |
Art-Folkart |
3-5 |
Alphabet. Use for African shield or mask lessons |
| Bach's Goldberg Variations |
Celenza, Anna Harwell |
Kitchel, JoAnn E. |
Music-History |
3-5 |
Bio-Bach. Story of the composer and the musical work |
| Barn Dance |
Martin, Bill Jr. |
Rand, Ted |
Music-Movement |
3-5 |
Fall, scarecrows, square dance |
| Bear Noel |
Dunrea, Oliver |
Dunrea, Oliver |
Music-Folktale |
K-2 |
Animals-forest. Read the voices of animals with inflection |
| Bear Snores On |
Wilson, Karma |
Wilson, Karma |
Music- rhyme |
K-2 |
Animals-hibernation |
| Bebop Express |
Panahi, H.L., |
Johnson, Steve & Fancher, Lou |
Music-Movement |
3-5 |
Scat sing, and build movement.
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| Berlioz the Bear |
Brett, Jan |
Brett, Jan |
Music-Timbre |
3-5 |
Animal-bear. Story where animals play instruments |
| Beto and the Bone Dance |
Freschet, Gina |
Freschet, Gina |
Music-Movement |
3-5 |
Dia de Los Muertos. Move as suggested by text |
| Between Earth and Sky |
Buchac, Joseph |
Locker, Thomas |
Music-Folktale |
3-5 |
Native American. Legends of sacred places |
| Borreguita and the Coyote |
Aardema, Verna |
Mathers, Petra |
Music-Folktale |
K-2 |
Mexico. Lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her |
| Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain |
Aardema, Verna |
Vidal, Beatriz |
Music-Cumulative |
K-2 |
Africa. Cumulative rhyme |
| Brown Bear, Brown Bear |
Martin, Bill Jr. |
Carle, Eric |
Art-Collage |
K-2 |
Animals. Basic animal shapes, collage with texture and pattern |
| Brown Bear, Brown Bear |
Martin, Bill Jr. |
Carle, Eric |
Music-Pattern AB |
K-2 |
Animals. Sing questions and answers to Twinkle |
| Brown Rabbit’s Shape Book |
Baker, Alan |
Baker, Alan |
Art-Shape |
K-2 |
Animal-rabbit. Use for lessons on creating shapes |
| Camille and the Sunflowers |
Anholt, Laurence |
Anholt, Laurence |
Art-Artist |
3-5 |
Bio-Van Gogh. Use with sunflower unit |
| Can You Cuddle Like a Koala? |
Butler, John |
Butler, John |
Drama |
K-2 |
Animals. Rhyming text describes how various animals move. |
| Can you see the Red Balloon? |
Blackstone, Stella |
Harter, Debbie |
Art-Observation |
K-2 |
Observation. Pick out objects of different colors in each picture |
| Carnival of the Animals |
Lithgow, John |
Kulikov, Boris |
Music-Timbre |
K-2 |
Orchestra instruments. well-suited for movement activities |
| Chato’s Kitchen |
Soto, Gary |
Guevara, Susan |
Art-Painting |
3-5 |
Animal-cat. Language of the barrio. Painting lessons |
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom |
Martin, Bill Jr. |
Ehlert, Lois |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Alphabet. Say rhythmic text and keep the beat on instruments |
| Chicka, Chicka, 1-2-3 |
Martin, Bill Jr. |
Ehlert, Lois |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Counting with rhythmic text |
| Click-Clack, Moo |
Cronin, Doreen |
Lewin, Betsy |
Music-Timbre |
K-2 |
Instruments. Add sound effects |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
Barrett, Ron and Judi |
Barrett, Ron and Judi |
Art-3-D |
3-5 |
Food. Make sculpture of food from clay. |
| Color Zoo |
Ehlert, Lois |
Ehlert, Lois |
Art-Shape |
K-2 |
Animals-zoo. Shape and color lessons |
| Commotion in the Ocean |
Giles, Andreae |
Wojtowycz, David |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Ocean. Play instrumental sound effects |
| Corduroy |
Freeman, Don |
Freeman, Don |
Drama |
K-2 |
Teddy bear is waiting in a store for someone to buy him. |
| Cowboy Charlie |
Winter, Jeanette |
Winter, Jeanette |
Art-Artist |
3-5 |
Bio-Russel. Story of Charles Russel, cowboy artist |
| Coyote Walks on Two Legs |
Hausman, Gerald |
Cooper, Floyd |
Drama |
3-5 |
Native American-Navajo. Legends featuring the coyote. |
| Cricket’s Cage, The |
Czernecki, Stefan |
Czernecki, Stefan |
Art-3-D |
3-5 |
China. A cricket helps an architect. Use with lesson on toothpick structures |
| Dali and the Path of Dreams |
Obiols, Anna |
Subirana, Joan |
Art-Artist |
3-5 |
Surrealism and Salvador Dali |
| Dancing the Ring Shout |
Sigelson, Kim |
Cohen, Lisa |
Music-Movement |
3-5 |
Circle Dance, Dancing the Ring Shout! |
| Day of the Dead |
Johnston, Tony |
Winter, Jeanette |
Art-Folkart |
3-5 |
Dia de los Muertos. Various art projects |
| Deep Blue Sea, The |
Wood, Audrey |
Wood, Bruce |
Art-Color |
K-2 |
Sea. Colors on an island in the sea. |
| Degas and the Little Dancer |
Anholt, Laurence |
Anholt, Laurence |
Art-Artist |
3-5 |
Bio-Degas. Story about Edgar Degas, painter of ballerinas |
| Dem Bones |
Barner, Bob |
Barner, Bob |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
African American spiritual. Name the bones |
| Desert Song |
Johnston, Tony |
Young, Ed |
Dance |
3-5 |
Desert. Move to match phrases from the story |
| Diego |
Winter, Jeanette |
Winter, Jeanette |
Art-Artist |
3-5 |
Bio-Rivera. Story of Diego Rivera |
| Discovery of Dragons, The |
Base, Graeme |
Base, Graeme |
Art-Drawing |
3-5 |
Dragons. Use with lesson on drawing dragons |
| Don't Worry Be Happy |
McFerrin, Bobby |
Calder, Alexander |
Art-Artist |
3-5 |
Mobile art by Alexander Calder, song by Bobby McFerrin |
| Dot, The |
Reynolds, Peter |
Reynolds, Peter |
Art-Inspiration |
K-2 |
Inspiration. Intro to art lesson |
| Dragons, Dragons |
Carle, Eric |
Carle, Eric |
Art-Drawing |
3-5 |
Dragons. Use with lesson on drawing dragons |
| Drummer Hoff |
Emberly, Barbara |
Emberly,Ed |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Rhythmic text. Read in rhythm, keeping a steady beat with instruments |
| E is for Enchantment |
James, Helen Foster |
Twinem, Neecy |
Art-Landscape |
3-5 |
Alphabet. New Mexico topics and scenery |
| Earth Dance |
Ryder, Joanne |
Gorbaty, Norman |
Dance |
3-5 |
Ecology. Dance slowly, spin gently |
| Eating the Alphabet |
Ehlert, Lois |
Ehlert, Lois |
Art-Color |
K-2 |
Alphabet. Fruits and vegetables from A to Z |
| Eggbert the slightly cracked egg |
Ross, Tom |
Barron, Rex |
Art-Painting |
K-2 |
Painting. A cracked egg with a talent for painting |
| Ella Fitzgerald, Tale of a Vocal Virtuoso |
Pinkney, Andrea Davis |
Pinkney, Brian |
Music-History |
3-5 |
Bio-Fitzgerald. Ella Fitzgerald, Jazz, and scat singing |
| Emma’s Rug |
Say, Allen |
Say, Allen |
Art-Inspiration |
3-5 |
Creativity comes from within, not from an object |
| Fables from Aesop |
Aesop (Lynch, Tom) |
Lynch, Tom |
Drama |
3-5 |
Aesop. Familiar short moral tales |
| Farewell Symphony, The |
Celenza, Anna Harwell |
Kitchel, JoAnn E. |
Music-History |
3-5 |
Bio-Haydn. Story of the composer and the musical work |
| First Starry Night, The |
Isom, Joan Shaddox |
Isom, Joan S |
Art-Artist |
3-5 |
Bio-Van Gogh. A fictional account of VanGogh’s stay in Arles |
| Fish Eyes |
Ehlert, Lois |
Ehlert, Lois |
Art-3-D |
K-2 |
Animal-fish. Use with lesson with making 3-D fish with plaster fabric |
| Flying Feet: a Mud Flat story |
Stevenson, Jame |
Stevenson, Jame |
Dance |
3-5 |
Stanley and the other animals of Mud Flat take dance lessons |
| Flying Feet: a story of Irish dance |
Burgard, Anna Marlis |
Burgard, Anna M |
Dance |
3-5 |
Irish. Two master dancers compete |
| Follow the Drinking Gourd |
Winter, Jeanette |
Winter, Jeanette |
Music-Folk Music |
3-5 |
African American. Slaves travel North using stars. Sing the song, dramatize story. |
| Fool and the Fish, The |
Afanasyev, Alexander |
Spirin, Gennady |
Drama |
K-2 |
Russia. Lazy fool catches enchanted fish which promises him wishes |
| Frida |
Winter, Jonah |
Juan, Ana |
Art-Portraits |
K-2 |
Bio-Frida. Frida Kahlo and her self-portraits |
| From Head to Toe |
Carle, Eric |
Carle, Eric |
Dance |
K-2 |
Animals. Non-locomotor movement. Make shapes like animals. |
| Gathering the Sun |
Flor Ada, Alma |
Silva, Simon |
Art-Color |
3-5 |
Alphabet. About Cesar Chavez, in Spanish and English |
| Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue |
Celenza, Anna Harwell |
Kitchel, JoAnn E. |
Music-History |
3-5 |
Bio-Gershwin. Story of the composer and the musical work |
| Giant Steps |
Raschka, Chris |
Raschka, Chris |
Music-Jazz |
3-5 |
Bio-Coltrane. Jazz music of John Coltrane |
| Giraffes Can’t Dance |
Giles, Andreae |
Parker-Rees, Guy |
Music-Movement |
K-2 |
Animals-jungle. Move in different types of dancing |
| Goat in the Rug, The |
Blood, Charles L. |
Parker, Nancy |
Art-Textiles |
3-5 |
Native American-Navajo. Story of weaving. |
| Good Griselle |
Yolen, Jane |
Christiana, David |
Art-Drawing |
3-5 |
Gargoyles. Story of a widow who lives near Notre Dame cathedral |
| Gray Rabbit's 123 |
Baker, Alan |
Baker, Alan |
Art-Shape |
K-2 |
Animal-rabbit.Use for lessons on creating shapes |
| Hailstones and Halibut Bones |
O’Neill, Mary |
Wallner, John |
Art-Color |
3-5 |
Poetry dealing with colors |
| Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb |
Perkins, Al |
Gurney, Eric |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Rhythmic text. Read in rhythm, keeping a steady beat with instruments |
| Hear, hear, Mr. Shakespeare |
Koscieniak, Bruce |
Koscieniak, Bruce |
Drama |
3-5 |
Shakespeare-Stories, illustrations, selections from the plays |
| Hello Red Fox |
Carle, Eric |
Carle, Eric |
Art-Color |
K-2 |
Animals. Complementary colors, creation of the color wheel |
| Heroic Symphony, The |
Celenza, Anna Harwell |
Kitchel, JoAnn E. |
Music-History |
3-5 |
Bio-Beethoven. Story of the composer and the musical work |
| How Are You Peeling |
Freymann, Saxton |
Freymann, Saxton |
Art-Inspiration |
K-2 |
Food. Vegetable photos, moods and emotions on “faces” |
| How Stars Fell Into the Sky |
Dughton, Derri |
Desisimi, Lisa |
Music-Folktale |
3-5 |
Native American-Navajo. First Woman tries to write the laws using stars in the sky |
| Hush Little Baby |
Pinkney, Brian |
Pinkney, Brian |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
American. Sing the text |
| I know a shy Fellow who Swallowed a Cello |
Garriel, Barbara |
O'Brien, John |
Music-Timbre |
3-5 |
Instruments. Intro to instruments of the orchestra |
| I know an Old Lady who Swallowed a Pie |
Jackson, Alison |
Schachner, Judith |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
Thanksgiving variation |
| I See A Song |
Carle, Eric |
Carle, Eric |
Music-Listening |
3-5 |
Picture book. Play a Bach partita and look as the pictures fit the music |
| I See The Rhythm |
Igus, Tyomi |
Wood, Michelle |
Music-History |
3-5 |
Jazz. History of Jazz |
| Jabuti - trickster tale from the Amazon |
McDermott, Gerald |
McDermott, Gerald |
Music-Folktale |
K-2 |
South America-Amazon. Use instruments to accompany story |
| Jamberry |
Degan, Bruce |
Degan, Bruce |
Music-Rhythm |
3-5 |
Rhythmic text. Use instruments, make up own verses. |
| Jazz Cats |
Davis, David R. |
Galey, Chuck |
Music-Jazz |
3-5 |
Jazz. Cats play music in the French Quarter of New Orleans. |
| Jazz Fly, The |
Gollub, Matthew |
Hanke, Karen |
Music-Jazz |
K-2 |
Jazz. Scat singing |
| Jazzmatazz! |
Calmenson, Stephanie |
Degen, Bruce |
Music-Jazz |
K-2 |
Jazz. Mouse starts to play jazz music, other animals join in |
| Jingle Dancer |
Smith, Cynthis Leitich |
Van Wright and Hu |
Dance |
3-5 |
Native American. Read with steady beat, walk in circle to dramatize story |
| Josefina |
Winter, Jeanette |
Winter, Jeanette |
Art-Texture |
3-5 |
Bio-Aguilar. Mexican folk artist Josefina Aguilar. Clay figures and counting. |
| Jump, Frog, Jump |
Kalan, Robert |
Barton, Byron |
Music-Cumulative |
K-2 |
Cumulative. Play instruments as characters appear |
| Laughing River-folktale for Peace, The |
Vega, Elizabeth Haze |
Vega, Bobby |
Music-Folktale |
3-5 |
Africa. Use with song Funga Alafia |
| Leaf Man |
Ehlert, Lois |
Ehlert, Lois |
Art-Drawing |
K-2 |
Fall leaves |
| Ledgerbook of Thomas Blue Eagle, The |
Blue Eagle, Thomas |
Blue Eagle, Thomas |
Art-Drawing |
3-5 |
Native American ledger drawings; line, shape, horses |
| Legend of the Indian Paintbrush |
DePaola, Tomie |
DePaola ,Tomie |
Art-Painting |
3-5 |
Native American. Myth of the Indian Paintbrush flower. Painting. Using art tools |
| Leonardo and the Flying Boy |
Anholt, Laurence |
Anholt, Laurence |
Art-Artist |
3-5 |
Bio-Da Vinci. Story about Leonardo DaVinci, inventor and artist |
| Linnea in Monet’s Garden |
Bjork, Christina |
Anderson, Lena |
Art-Artist |
3-5 |
Bio-Monet. Story about Claude Monet, impressionist painter |
| Little Cloud |
Carle, Eric |
Carle, Eric |
Drama |
K-2 |
Clouds. Dramatize movement of the clouds |
| Little Green |
Baker, Keith |
Baker, Keith |
Art-Line |
K-2 |
Line. Prompt for drawing a piece of art with abstract line |
| Magic Fan, The |
Baker, Keith |
Baker, Keith |
Music-Folktale |
K-2 |
Japan |
| Magic Hat |
Fox, Mem |
Tusa, Tricia |
Art-3-D |
K-2 |
Hats. Use with sculpture lesson making hats |
| Magic of Clay, The |
Quan, Adalucia |
Quan, Adalucia |
Art-Clay |
3-5 |
Clay project instructions. |
| Magical Garden of Claude Monet |
Anholt, Laurence |
Anholt, Laurence |
Art-Artist |
3-5 |
Bio-Monet. Story about Claude Monet, impressionist painter |
| Mama Don't Allow |
Hurd, Thacher |
Hurd, Thacher |
Music-Folk Music |
3-5 |
Jazz. Pair with "Oh when the Saints," introduction to jazz |
| Manuelo, the Playing Mantis |
Freeman, Don |
Freeman, Don |
Music-Timbre |
3-5 |
Animal-Praying Mantis. Making instruments |
| Marianthe's story, Painted Words |
Aliki |
Aliki |
Art-Inspiration |
3-5 |
Inspiration. Mari's starting school in a new land. |
| Matthew’s Dream |
Lionni, Leo |
Lionni, Leo |
Art-Line |
K-2 |
Line. Abstract art |
| Max Found Two Sticks |
Pinkney, Brian |
Pinkney, Brian |
Music-Timbre |
3-5 |
Found Sounds. Accompany with rhythm patterns. |
| Mixed Up Chameleon, The |
Carle, Eric |
Carle, Eric |
Art-Collage |
K-2 |
Animal-chameleon. Collage lessons |
| Mole Music |
McPhail, David |
McPhail, David |
Music-Inspiration |
3-5 |
Inspiration. Discuss how music can change the world |
| Moonbear's Shadow |
Asch, Frank |
Asch, Frank |
Dance |
K-2 |
Animal-bear. Dramatize with shadow screen and movement |
| Mortimer |
Munsch, Robert |
Martchenko, Michael |
Music-Inflection |
K-2 |
Inflection. Students read as a group with vocal inflection |
| Mouse Paint |
Walsh, Ellen Stoll |
Walsh, Ellen Stoll |
Art-Color |
K-2 |
Animal-mouse. Color mixing lesson |
| Mud Family, The |
James, Betsy |
Morin, Paul |
Art-Clay |
3-5 |
Native American-Anasazi. Use with clay lessons. |
| My Chair |
James, Betsy |
Depalma, Mary N |
Art-3-D |
K-2 |
Chairs. Use for art lesson on making chairs of wire |
| My Favorite Things |
Rodgers-Hammerstein |
Renee Graef |
Music-Folk Music |
3-5 |
Musical theater. Sing the book |
| My mama sings |
Peterson, Jeanne W |
Speidel, Sandra |
Music-Inspiration |
3-5 |
Inspiration. Mama has special old songs for all occasions |
| My Name is Georgia |
Winter, Jeannette |
Winter, Jeannette |
Art-Artist |
3-5 |
Bio-O'Keefe. Story about Georgia O’Keefe, New Mexico artist |
| Napping House, The |
Wood, Audrey |
Wood, Don |
Music-Cumulative |
3-5 |
Cumulative. Play instruments as characters appear |
| No Mirrors in My Nana's House |
Barnwell, Ysaye |
Saint James, Synthia |
Music-Rhythm |
3-5 |
African American. Girl finds the beauty in herself through her Nana's eyes |
| Nuts to You |
Ehlert, Lois |
Ehlert, Lois |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Animal-squirrel. Rhyming story of a squirrel who comes to the window |
| Oh Soldier, Won't You Marry Me? |
Adams, Pam |
Adams, Pam |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
American. Sing the text |
| Old Banjo, The |
Haseley, Dennis |
Gammel, Stephen |
Music-Timbre |
3-5 |
Instruments. Father and Boy find old instruments on their farm |
| Old Chisholm Trail, The - A Cowboy Song |
Schanze, Rosalyn |
Schanze, Rosalyn |
Music-Folk Music |
3-5 |
Cowboy. Sing the Song |
| Old MacDonald Had a Farm |
Adams, Pam |
Adams, Pam |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
American. Sing the text |
| Once Upon MacDonald's Farm |
Gammel, Stephen |
Gammel, Stephen |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
Animals-zoo. Sing Old MacDonald Had a zoo |
| One Bullfrog |
Hausman, Sid |
Hausman, Sid |
Music-Cumulative |
3-5 |
Animals-desert. Counting with SW animals |
| Owl Moon |
Yolen, Jane |
Yolen, Jane |
Art-Texture |
3-5 |
Animal-owl. Drawing with texture |
| Painter and the Wild Swans, The |
Clément, Claude |
Clément, Frederick |
Art-Folkart |
3-5 |
Japanese calligraphy and painting wild swans |
| Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me |
Carle, Eric |
Carle, Eric |
Music-Dynamics |
K-2 |
Lullaby. Dramatize going up-down, loud-soft |
| Paperboy, The |
Pilkey, Dav |
Pilkey, Dav |
Art-Painting |
3-5 |
Story of early in the morning. Painting. Cool colors |
| Picasso and the Girl with the Ponytail |
Anholt, Laurence |
Anholt, Laurence |
Art-Portraits |
3-5 |
Bio-Picasso. Portrait lesson |
| Picture Book of Jewish Holidays |
Adler, David |
Heller, Linda |
Music-Folk Music |
3-5 |
Jewish customs and practices. |
| Pictures at an Exhibition |
Celenza, Anna Harwell |
Kitchel, JoAnn E. |
Music-History |
3-5 |
Bio-Mussorsky. Story of the composer and the musical work |
| Piggies in a Polka |
Appelt, Kathi |
Pham, LeUyen |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Animals-farm. Rhythmic text, writing descriptive words |
| Please, Baby, Please |
Lee, Spike and Tonya |
Nelson, Kadir |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Rhythmic text. Use rhythm patterns of words with instruments |
| Please, Puppy, Please |
Lee, Spike and Tonya |
Nelson, Kadir |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Rhythmic text. Use rhythm patterns of words with instruments |
| Possum come a-Knockin' |
Van Laan, Nancy |
Booth, George |
Music-Rhythm |
3-5 |
Animal-opossum. Rhythmic text about an annoying opossum in the American South. |
| Prancing, Dancing Lily |
Arnold, Marsha Diane |
Manders, John |
Dance |
3-5 |
Animal-cow. Conga line dancing |
| Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles |
Dillon, Leo and Diane |
Dillon, Leo and Diane |
Dance |
3-5 |
Bio-Robinson. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson |
| Remarkable Farkle McBride, The |
Lithgow, Jonathan |
C.F. Payne |
Music-Timbre |
3-5 |
Instruments. Introduction to music instrument families |
| Rooster's Off to See the World |
Carle, Eric |
Carle, Eric |
Music-Cumulative |
3-5 |
Animals. Perform with cumulative speech pieces |
| Rumble in the Jungle |
Giles, Andreae |
Wojtowycz, David |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Animals-jungle, Use with instrumental sound effects |
| Senor Don Gato |
Manders, John |
Manders, John |
Music-Folktale |
3-5 |
Animal-cat. Sing the text about a cat in Spain. |
| Shoo Fly! |
Trapani, Iza |
Trapani, Iza |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
American. Sing the text, replace words |
| Sign of the Seahorse |
Base, Graeme |
Base, Graeme |
Drama |
3-5 |
Rhythmic text. A tale of greed and high adventure in two acts. |
| Sing a Song of Sixpence |
Adams, Pam |
Adams, Pam |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
English. Sing the book |
| Singing Snake, The |
Czernecki, Stefan |
Czernecki, Stefan |
Music-Folktale |
3-5 |
Australia-aboriginal art. Myth of how didgeridoo was created. |
| Skeleton Hiccups |
Cuyler, Margery |
Schindler, S.D. |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Halloween. Read rhythmic text and play refrain "Hic, hic, hic" on instruments |
| Song and Dance Man |
Ackerman, Karen |
Gammell, Stephen |
Dance |
K-2 |
Soft shoe. Grandpa demonstrates old vaudeville act |
| Still-life Stew |
Pittman, Helena Clare |
Raymond, Victoria |
Art-Painting |
3-5 |
Painting. Girl grows vegetables, paints them, makes a stew |
| Story of Blue Elk,Tthe |
Hausman, Gerald |
Rodanas, Kristina |
Drama |
3-5 |
Native American. Elk helps a mute boy find his voice |
| Straight Line Wonder, The |
Fox, Mem |
Thomas, Meredith |
Art-Line |
K-2 |
Line. Straight line decides it's time to bend and twirl and jump. |
| Swing Around the Sun |
Esvensen, Barbara |
Chee, Cheng-Kee |
Music-Rhythm |
3-5 |
Poems of the seasons |
| Tanka Tanka Skunk |
Webb, Steve |
Webb, Steve |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Animals-jungle. Rhythmic patterns |
| There was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea |
Ward, Jennifer |
Gray, Steve |
Music-Cumulative |
K-2 |
Animals-desert. Play instruments when characters appear |
| There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly |
Tabak, Simms
|
Taback, Simms
|
Music-Cumulative |
K-2 |
American. Play instruments when characters appear |
| There was an old lady Who Swallowed the Sea |
Adams, Pam |
Adams, Pam |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
American. Sing the text |
| They Put on Masks |
Baylor, Byrd |
Ingram, Jerry |
Art-3-D |
3-5 |
Native American-Many kinds of masks and their use |
| This house is Made of Mud |
Buchanan, Ken |
Tracy, Libba |
Art-3-D |
3-5 |
Native American-Navajo. Life in a hogan |
| This is the House that Jack Built |
Adams, Pam |
Adams, Pam |
Music-Cumulative |
K-2 |
English. Sing the book |
| This Land is Your Land |
Guthrie, Woody |
Jakobsen, Kathy |
Music-Folk Music |
3-5 |
American. Sing with book |
| This Old Man |
Adams, Pam |
Adams, Pam |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
American. Sing the text, replace words |
| Three Billy Goats Gruff, The |
Finch, Mary |
Arenson, Roberta |
Music-Folktale |
K-2 |
Norway. Play instruments as characters appear |
| Thump-Thump, Rat-a-Tat-Tat |
Baer, Gene |
Ehlert, Lois |
Music-Dynamics |
K-2 |
Marching band gets louder and closer, then farther away and softer. |
| Tikki Tikki Tembo |
Mosel, Arlene |
lent, Blair |
Music-Folktale |
3-5 |
China. Play rhythms on xylophones, use vocal inflection |
| Time for Bed |
Fox, Mem |
Dyer, Jane |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Lullaby. Rhythmic text and rhyming words |
| To Be a Drum |
Coleman, Evylyn |
Robinson, Aminah |
Music-History |
3-5 |
African American. Story about slavery, and hope through drumming |
| Today is Monday |
Carle, Eric |
Carle, Eric |
Music-Folk Music |
K-2 |
American.Sing a song about the Days of the Week |
| Tuesday |
Wiesner. David |
Wiesner. David |
Music-Listening |
3-5 |
Animal-frog. Picture book, play Wagner, "Ride of the Valkyries" |
| Turn! Turn! Turn |
Dillon, Leo & Diane |
Dillon, Leo & Diane |
Music-Folk Music |
3-5 |
English. To Everything there is a season |
| Two left feet |
Stower, Adam |
Stower, Adam |
Dance |
3-5 |
Dance. Rufus, a monster, has trouble dancing due to his two left feet |
| Very Busy Spider, The |
Carle, Eric |
Carle, Eric |
Music-Pattern AB |
K-2 |
Animal-spider. Make up a melody and sing the recurring words |
| Very Hungry Caterpillar, The |
Carle, Eric |
Carle, Eric |
Music-Inflection |
K-2 |
Animal-butterfly. Make paper butterflies, read book, and move to music |
| Voice of the wood, The |
Clément, Claude |
Clément, Frederick |
Music-Timbre |
3-5 |
Instruments. Venetian tale about cello created by old instrument maker |
| Water hole, The |
Base, Graeme |
Base, Graeme |
Drama |
3-5 |
Ecology. Animals visit a water hole, the water dwindles |
| What Charlie Heard |
Gerstein, Mordicai |
Gerstein, Mordicai |
Music-History |
3-5 |
Bio-Ives. Story of the American Composer Charles Ives |
| When clay sings |
Baylor, Byrd |
Bahti, Tom |
Art-Clay |
3-5 |
Native American. Customs of prehistoric SW tribes, designs on pottery |
| Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears |
Aardema, Verna |
Dillon, Leo and Diane |
Music-Folktale |
K-2 |
Africa. Cumulative. Mosquito annoys an iguana and a chain reaction ensues |
| Will's quill, or, How a goose saved Shakespeare |
Freeman, Don |
Freeman, Don |
Drama |
3-5 |
Shakespeare for children, excellent period illustrations |
| Wombat Stew |
Vaughan, Marcia |
Lofts, Pamela |
Music-Folktale |
K-2 |
Australia. Chant ingredients as they are put in the stew |
| Worst Band in the Universe |
Base, Graeme |
Base, Graeme |
Music-Inspiration |
3-5 |
Outer space. Sproc leaves Planet Bipp in search of musical freedom |
| Zin Zin Zin a Violin |
Moss, Lloyd |
Priceman,Marjorie |
Music-Timbre |
K-2 |
Instruments. Solo, duet, trio, etc. and instruments of the orchestra |
| Zoo-looking |
Fox, Mem |
Whitman, Candace |
Music-Rhythm |
K-2 |
Animals-zoo. Father and daughter's trip to the zoo. Sing recurring words. |
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