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Charlie is going to be studying Poems in his Homeschool Language Arts Class this month. I can’t wait to share Body Music Poems About The Noises Your Body Makes by Jane Yolen (Author), Ryan G. Van Cleave (Author), Luis San Vicente (Illustrator) Charlie can study and read the poems to the children he teaches.
Here is a fun tip for you about when Homeschooling you can think outside the box and teach your students what there interested in or would find funny. Why not use Body Music: Poems About The Noises Your Body Makes for Science or your Music Class because as the book teaches us body sounds are music,
I could even see Charlie and David making there bodies make music and that would include arm toots and farts so you will find me outside because I don’t want to smell them. Before you ask what would girls do some like to fart and could join in especially if your my niece Lily. Although, I like to think girls don’t fart which we all know isn’t true.
Charlie said you should see the man on the cover of the book he looks like his dad and I agree with Charlie and yes, like this man David snores and at times he wakes everyone up in the house. Then there is Charlie’s friend B and he doesn’t snore but he talks in his sleep. As for me I like to think I don’t snore but David and Charlie say I do. Charlie is the only one who doesn’t snore.
You should see the little girls she sounds like the cereal Rice Krispies as she cracks, pops and snaps just like David and I do. The poem in the book is fun to read and I loved the word shtick and learning her body is like exploding missiles and its how I feel at times. How about you? I love how the author gives us explanations on the side of the boo and also facts we might not have knew.
Through the facts Charlie can study new music and Countries he hasn’t heard of in his studies on States and Countries. Would you like to join us? For Science there is a explanation on Science. Charlie and I had fun learning about the uninvited gift Hiccups. Throughout the book we learned about body music we never think of because it can happen in the blink of an eye.
You should see all the illustrations which will keep children on the edge of there seats for days on end. The book is for elementary students but I can see children of all ages reading and enjoying the story which should be in every school library, music class, Science Class and so much more. Just ask Charlie.
About the Book:
They burp. They fart. They creak. They crack. Bodies make MUSIC!
“Yolen and Van Cleave give voice to bodily noises―from butts that “BOOM” to giggles and gasps―in a riotously silly poetry collection perfectly tuned to a toilet humor–loving audience.”―Publishers Weekly
“Funny, fact-filled, and succinct, this title will have broad appeal beyond the elementary aged audience it is intended for. A recommended first purchase.”―School Library Journal
And let’s face it: kids love every note! In Body Music, bestselling authors Jane Yolen and Ryan G. Van Cleave bring their trademark wit to fifteen hilarious poems that celebrate the sounds of the human body, from sniffles to snaps, sneezes to wheezes, hiccups to yawns, and more! Each poem is illustrated with bright, lively artwork and is accompanied by scientific facts that answer questions like: What is a knuckle crack? Why do we sneeze? and What makes a tummy rumble? Funny and secretly educational, Body Music has it all: science, history, language arts, and farts!
From the book:
What Is Body Music?:
It can be accidental sounds, responses to pain, surprise, fear. But there are also folk traditions of many different countries that use body percussion, which is the art of using the body to create vibrations and sounds. Examples of body percussion include West Africa’s hambone, Ethiopian armpit music, and the hand clapping in Spanish Flamenco.
About the author: Ryan G. Van Cleave
Ryan G. Van Cleave is the author of 20+ books of his own, and through his ghostwriting, coaching, teaching, and consulting, he’s responsible for dozens more. Currently, he runs the Creative Writing major at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL. As the Picture Book Whisperer, he helps celebrity and executive clients write and publish kidlit books.
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Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
