Disney Books

I received this book from my SIL. Here's a description, since Amazon provides minimal info on the book.

It is a Disney Winnie the Pooh book titled "Hundred-Acre Music Maker" published in 2002 by Publications International, LTD. ISBN 0-7853-6068-9.

Although the book is labelled "18months+" on the back cover, my 12 month old loves it. She gets excited when the music starts, and she loves flipping the pages.

Each 2-page section contains words to a short tune. You press the associated button (indicated by the symbols) to play the tune for that page. Just sing along!

There are 5 buttons on the top row that allow you to change the musical instrument.

On the far right, there are two buttons you can press at any time to play the tambourine and drums.

There are five 2-page sections in the book. That is, there are 5 tunes to play/sing-a-long.

I've uploaded two images since Amazon provided to image of the book. The first is the Front Cover. The second is the Back Cover, which shows the book's description; it shows you one of the five 2-page sections in the book.

This is a board book, so it is appropriate for little hands (and sturdy enough for a bit of baby chewing). The book is about 11 inches square. My 12 month old has no trouble flipping the pages on this book.

Cute story book that has 4 four piece puzzles. Book unfolds to create a "play-scene". The pieces for the 4 puzzles on the reverse side form a 16 piece larger puzzle.

Christopher Robin informs Roo that tomorrow is Mother's Day. Roo gets excited and exclaims he wants to give his Mama a surprise. Tigger overhears, and of course he loves surprises too! Next thing you know Pooh, Owl, Eeyore, Piglet, and Rabbit join with Christopher Robin, Tigger and Roo to throw a surprise party for Roo's Mama, Kanga.

At 32 pages, this delightful story portrays the excitement of giving. But more importantly, it also shows that who you are is much more important than what you have or what you are able to give.

This is Step Into Reading Level 2 book which means that it's geared towards pre-schoolers through Grade 1. For children who recognize some familiar words on sight and can sound out new words with help, I Love You, Mama! is just right for that level. Level 2 features basic vocabulary, short sentences and simple stories. However, this book from Random House is notably longer than its counterparts from Simon Says (who would categorize this book as Level 1).

My son asks me to read this book pretty often and is learning to sound out words himself. All in all, a great book for beginning readers.

David Whitley's excellent book is remarkable for many reasons, chief amid which is that he is supremely sensitive to the way Disney-made animated movies (and he usefully differentiates between later movies made by the Disney studios and those overseen by Walt Disney himself) have shaped our ways of seeing nature. He takes the trouble to observe not only what the movies present but precisely how they do so - and in the process reveals some fascinating insights into the ways we have seen and continue to conceive what `Nature' might be.

It's not a small point - as Whitley remarks, Bambi was in 1990 the third highest grossing movie of all time, having had a run of nearly 50 years at that point, and it has shaped attitudes in adults and in children alike. As those children became adults they carried their prejudices into a modern world that has been less than sympathetic towards nature in any guise.

Whitley's analysis is especially illuminating when he comes to look at Pocahontas and to untangle for us the cultural evasions that the movie embodies on both sides of the arguments about colonization. While the Europeans tended to see America as a place to gather wealth so they could return home, the attitudes of the Native Americans were hardly as simple or as naïve as they have been presented to us over the centuries, and so in Pocahontas we see an attitude critical of the colonists but also surprisingly unquestioning of the peoples they discovered. Gently, Whitley brings us into contact with our own blind-spots about what we imagine our history to be and how we tend to look at the natural world, shaping it in ways that say a great deal about our human capacities for delusion.

If we're to come to some realistic understanding about what our relationship to the natural world might be - and as we destroy more and more forest and ransack unspoiled land in our economic rapacity for raw materials it's a good question to pose - then we'll need such sensitive and intelligent assessments of our world as Whitley supplies.

Whitley's admirable close readings, his extensive and eye-opening research, and his lightness of touch when dealing with these movies reveal them in a whole new way. This is a book to own, to re-read, and to treasure.

Allan Hunter
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This is an amazing song book with songs from all the Disney movies from Snow White up to 1979. Classics I loved to play and sing from this book include: "Drip, Drip, drop, little April Showers" from Bambi, "I can fly!" from Peter Pan, "A Dream is a wish your heart makes" from Cinderella, "Heigh Ho" and "Whistle while you work" from Snow White. I loved this book as a child, and enjoy sharing it now with my daughter. Has most of the songs you remember from the Disney classic movies. Highly recommend it!

Lizzie starts her own dog-walking and dog-sitting business. The idea is so good, the cheerleaders are extremely jealous (especially since their pom-pom fundraiser is a total flop!). Lizzie gets so much business she has to call Miranda and Gordo to help, but then somebody deliberately sabotages the business! Can she track down the lost dogs, and sniff out the guilty party?

The text consists of pairs of opposite words.
This is a simple pattern for students of English as a second language to follow.

I bought this book after visiting the Walt Disney Concert Hall. I was surprised to discover that while Frank Gehry designed the actual building and concert hall, a young lesser known architect designed the stunning restaurant Patina, the book store and the cafeteria. I purchased the book because of the beautiful pictures, but then found the text interesting and quite informative. BRAVO!

My 14 month old loves the book. It is small- perfect for her hands. The glitter stays on the book which is also a plus. I would definitely recommend this book as an Easter gift! Very cute. My daughter almost knows all the characters names now!

This book is our son's favorite. It "snaps" shut, and he loves looking at it every night! Definitely an A+++