Recommended Teaching Materials/Resources

 

TEACHER REFERENCE MATERIALS:

[The following materials may be found in Mrs. Bell's Classroom.]

Silver Burdett, Making Music (Curriculum Series):  Teacher's Editions, Student Editions, and Compact Disc series in Grades 1,2,3,4 (Copyright 2002 Pearson education, Inc.)  www.scottforesman.com

Also, " . . . ." Bridges to Asia--Primary Level:  Reference book and compact disc  ISBN 0-382-34087-6

Music of Our World--Multicultural Festivals, songs and Activities:  Copyright 2003 by Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN 0-634-06321-9  www.halleonard.com

Celebrations Around the world--A Global Holiday songbook featuring 14 unison songs celebrating holidays in 13 countries (Book and CD Kit):    Alfred Publishing  ISBN 0-7390-1716-0          www.alfred.com

Partners Around The World (Book and CD):  Copyright 2001 by Hal Leonard corporation www.halleonard.com

Compact Disc 578, Streamer Ribbon Activities--A New dimension In Movement: Educational Activities, 1997 Activity Records, Inc. Toll Free 1-800-645-3739

Multicultural folk Dance Video, Compact Discs, and Reference Texts:  ISBN 0-88011-871-71998, Human Kinetics, www.humankinetics.com/

Our Musical Heritage Series--Music of Japan: Timeless video  ISBN 1-55784-026-1

Japanese in 10 Minutes A Day by Kristine K. Kershul (Bilingual Books, Inc.; ISBN 0-944502-36-9)

 

BOOKS: 

[The following materials may be found in Mrs. Bell's Classroom.]

Something Nice  Poetry by Kaneko MIsuzu translated by D.P. Dutcher (ISBN4-88284-097-9) Published in Japan.

Three Samurai Cats by Eric A. Kimmel (2003 Scholastic Inc., ISBN 0-439-69256-3)

The Drums of Noto Hanto by J. Alison James (1999 DK Publishing; ISBN 0-7894-2574-2))

[The Following books may be found in the Milton Elementary Library.]

Momotaro:  The Peach Boy retold and Illustrated by Linda Shute (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, a div. of William Morrow & Co.; ISBN 0-688-05863-9)

Japanese Art & Culture by Kamini Khanduri (2004 Raintree, a div. of Reed Elsevier, Inc.; ISBN 0-7398-6609-5)

The Samurai's Daughter by Robert D. San Souci (1992 Dial books for Young Readers/A division of Penguin books USA Inc.; ISBN 0-8037-1135-2)

Yoshi's Feast by Kimiko Kajikawa (2000 Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.: ISBN 0-7894-2607-2)

A To Zen by Ruth Wells (1992 Picture Book Studio Publishing; ISBN 0-88708-175-4)

Count Your Way Through Japan by Jim Haskins (1987 Carolrhoda Books, Inc.; ISBN0-87614-301-x)

Let's Learn Japanese Picture Dictionary (1992 NTC/Contemporary Publishing co.; ISBN 0-8442-8494-7)

The Shining Princess  Retold by Eric Quayle (1989 Andersen Press, limited; ISBN 1-55970-039-4)

Sh-Ko and His Eight Wicked Brothers Retold by Ashley Bryan (1988 Macmillan Publishing Co.; ISBN 0-689-31446-9)

 

VIDEOS AND DVDs:

(Video) Peachboy by Rabbit Ears Productions, Inc.; 1991. Found in our MES library.

[The following materials may be found in Mrs. Bell's Classroom.]

(Video) American Cultures for Children--Japanese-American Heritage  Copyright 1997 Schlessinger Video Productions ISBN 1-57225-106-9  

(DVD) Reading Rainbow--The Paper Crane:  GPN Educational Media website: gpn.unl.edu (see www.readingrainbow.org)

 

COMPACT DISCS:

Agatsuma--Beyond:  2004 Domo Records www.domo.com

Japan Shakuhachi-The Japanese Flute  Kohachiro Miyata, shakuhachi: First released 1977, re-released 1991 Elektra Entertainment.

Sakura--A Musical Celebration of the Cherry Blossoms:  Smithsonian folkways Recordings 2003  (see www.folkways.si.edu)

Soh Daiko:  Lyrichord #7410 discs Inc. 1990

 

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