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Classics 4 Kids' programs promote literacy and improved academic achievement in the young people we serve. For each concert, C4K chooses an age-appropriate book that correlates to the program.
In 2009-2010, Classics for Kids is excited to offer teachers and parents access to the following titles:
When Rebecca Woogie Came to Town
By James Woodward
Rebecca Woogie is the story of a young lady who loves to play the piano. She practices and practices and soon is invited to a piano competition in the big city. On her trip to the city Rebecca learns some important lessons about music and herself. This children's book features illustrations by Gentry Smith, narration by Harrison Long, and an accompanying recording by Classics 4 Kids' own orchestra, the Classics Philharmonic. Music on the CD is the same music that was featured in the November 2009 concerts!
Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
By Mike Venezia
A brief biography of the prolific eighteenth-century composer and organist who created some of the world's greatest instrumental and religious music. "A great way to prepare children for the pleasure of a museum visit or a concert."
The Best Mariachi in the World
By J.D. Smith & Dani Jones
The Best Mariachi in the World / El mejor mariachi del mundo is bilingual (English/Spanish) embedded text picture book that incorporates cultural tradition, wishes, and the happiness that can be found when a person Everyone in Gustavo s family is in a mariachi band. Everyone except Gustavo, that is. They all play violins, trompetas and guitarrones. They all make wonderful music in restaurants and at wedding parties. Gustavo would love to join the band, but he can't play any of the instruments. What's a wannabe mariachi to do? Illustrator Dani Jones uses bright, warm colors to show the hot desert landscape. She also incorporates the styles of art and patterns from the Southwestern area (the setting of The Best Mariachi in the World / El mejor mariachi del mundo) to help illustrate the story. Her bold, graphic style combined with comic interpretation portrays Gustavo's full range of emotions as he pursues his mariachi dream.
These books and others are available through Classics for Kids.
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