Schools and Instruction Books

My wife got this book for my kid at the library. When she brought it home and I looked at it, I had to get it. I've been playing for about 3-4 years, but this book goes from simple to advanced with lots of diagrams and pictures. It also suggests which artists to listen to if you want to play a certain type of music.

This is a Great Beginner smorgasboard that touches on everything!, gives you a great overview of every kind of guitar playing, if your looking for an in depth book to walk you through step by step to learn to play this is not the book you are looking for, but if you are looking for a really fun book with nice color pictures with a wealth of imformation on a wide range of everything then this is the book for you, a great addition to your beginner library, not a stand alone teaching book, but for $8 you can't pass up this fun informational book! (make sure you check out the "Search inside this book" and "Surprise Me!" links, I'm sure there are some people that are not aware of these great features at Amazon.com)

It's a shame that this is no longer in print. Worth the price and lots of fun. Lots of hands on application.

I found the material useful to give demonstrations to my students. It makes learning perspective simple and fun and takes the mystery and complications out of a drawing class.

This book has a variety of great activities. I feel much more prepared as a phonics teacher now that I have this book. It is a wonderful reference.

The book was received in a timely manner. It was new and just as described in the advertisement. It was useful and considerably priced. I didn't have to wait long. Shipped right away.

A wonderful book for anyone who enjoys learning snare. This book has a lot to offer both the new and experienced snare drummer.

Best concert snare drum method book around. I learned from this book 35 years ago, and am teaching from it now. It includes an excellent section on how to play triangle, cymbals, tambourine, etc., including orchestral excerpts for these instruments.

This book was send quickly and was in excellent condition as stated in the listing.

Thank you.

Phyllis Wilmott

I bought this book just after it came out and still use it over 15 years later. Suitable for the beginner (step-by-step) or advanced (technique refresher/ideas).

Great book!

My kids have followed the Suzuki curriculum for several instruments. I think the Harp progression is probably the best organized in terms of cleanly adding skills one at a time for each song. I would recommend it to anyone learning harp -- child or adult, "Suzuki" or "traditional".

It can be a lot easier to learn songs when you know the words. Here is one set:


Twinkle A
- Taka, Taka, Jump, Jump
- Mississippi Hot Dog
- Cinderella Princess

Twinkle B
- I love you
- Ice cream cone

Twinkle C
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, How I wonder what you are

Lavender's Blue
Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, Lavender's green
When I am king, dilly dilly, You shall be queen

Lightly Row
Lightly Row, Lightly Row (measures 1-2)
O'er the glassy sea we go (measures 3-4)
Singing floating, Singing floating (measures 5-6)
In our tiny little boat (measures 7-8)
Let the winds and waters be (measures 9-10)
Mingle with our melody (measures 11-12)
Singing floating, Singing floating (measures 13-14)
In our tiny little boat (measures 15-16)

Honeybee
Honeybee, (measures 1-2)
Don't you dare sting me (measures 3-4)
Buzzing, buzzing (measures 5-6)
Buzzing, buzzing (measures 7-8)
Honeybee, (measures 9-10)
Don't you dare sting me (measures 11-12)

Mary had a Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb (measures 1-2)
Little lamb, little lamb (measures 3-4)
Mary had a little lamb (measures 5-6)
Fleece was as white as snow (measures 7-8)

Cricket
Sunset fading, the evening is near (line 1)
Crickets calling, their voices so clear (line 2)
Cricket, cricket, Cricket, cricket, (line 3)
Night is falling, the stars now appear (line 4)

London Bridge
London Bridge is falling down (measures 1-2)
Falling down, falling down (measures 3-4)
London bridge is falling down (measures 5-6)
My fair lady (measures 7-8)

Go tell Aunt Rhody
Go tell aunt rhody (measure 1)
Go tell rhody (measure 2)
Go tell aunt rhody (measure 3)
Old grey goose is dead (measure 4)
Goslings are crying (measure 5)
Goslings crying (measure 6)
Goslings are crying (measure 7)
Coz mom's dead (measure 8)
Go tell aunt rhody (measure 9)
Go tell rhody (measure 10)
Go tell aunt rhody (measure 11)
Old grey goose is dead (measure 12)

Silent Night
Silent Night (measure 1)
Holy Night (measure 2)
All is calm (measure 3)
All is bright (measure 4)
Round yon virgin (measure 5)
Mother and child (measure 6)
Holy infant so (measure 7)
Tender and mild (measure 8)
Sleep in heavenly (measure 9)
Peace (measure 10)
Sleep in heavenly (measure 11)
Peace (measure 12)

Long, Long Ago
Tell me the tales that to me were so dear (measure 1-2)
Long, long ago, Long, long ago, (measure 3-4)
Sing me the songs I delighted to hear (measure 5-6)
Long, long ago, Long, long ago, (measure 7-8)
Long, long ago, it was long, long ago, (measure 9-10)
Long, long ago, it was long, long ago, (measure 11-12)
Tell me the tales that to me were so dear (measure 13-14)
Long, long ago, Long, long ago. (measure 15-16)

Little Playmates
See the little playmates (measure 1)
Playing on the playground (measure 2)
Hop scotch freeze tag a-nd (measure 3)
running rou-nd (measure 4)
See the little playmates (measure 5)
Playing on the playground (measure 6)
Swinging kick ball jumping (measure 7)
rope and tag (measure 8)
When it is raining they will (measure 9)
play inside (measure 10)
They like to colour (measure 11)
and to read books too (measure 12)
See the little playmates (measure 13)
Playing on the playground (measure 14)
Swinging kick ball jumping (measure 15)
rope and tag (measure 16)

Chante Arabe
I'm so hot, I'm so tired (measure 1-2)
Riding on camel's back (measure 3-4)
I'm so hot, I can't think (measure 5-6)
I would like a cold drink (measure 7-8)
But there's no water anywhere (measure 9-10)
When I look out, all I see is sand. (measure 11-12)
No there's no water anywhere (measure 13-14)
When I look out, all I see is sand and desert. (measure 15-16)

Goodbye to Winter
Goodbye to snow (measure 1-2)
Goodbye to cold (measure 3-4)
Goodbye to al the grey days (measure 5-6)
Hello to spring on its way (measure 7-8)
Hello to flowers (measure 9-10)
Goodbye to cold, Good (measure 11-12)
bye, good bye, spring is (measure 13-14)
here (measure 15-16)

The Good Little King of Yvetot
The little king of Yvetot
The little king of Yvetot
His subjects were so very glad
Best king they've ever had
Bouncing along, singing a song
He likes to ride on donkey's back
Donkey and king, are the same size
The king gets off, and donkey sighs.

Christmas-Day Secrets
Secrets, can you keep a secret (measure 1-2)
Wrapping special gifts that no-one can see (measure 3-4)
Shake it, careful not to break it (measure 5-6)
Hurry and replace underneath the tree. (measure 7-8)
Decorating, stockings all in place now (measure 9-10)
Snow is falling, car'lers calling (measure 11-12)
Children sleeping, all the gifts in place now (measure 13-14)
Mom's relaxing, Dad is snacking (measure 15-16)
Secrets, can you keep a secret (measure 17-18)
Wrapping special gifts that no-one can see (measure 19-20)
Shake it, careful not to break it (measure 21-22)
Hurry and replace underneath the tree. (measure 23-24)

Allegro
Head, head, eyes, eyes, nose and mouth and shoulders (measure 1-2)
Waist, waist, knees, knees, ankles ankles toes (measure 3-4)
Fingers, wrists and two elbows (measure 5-6)
Ears that listen, hair that grows (measure 7-8)
Head, head, eyes, eyes, nose and mouth and shoulders (measure 9-10)
Waist, waist, knees, knees, ankles ankles toes (measure 11-12)

I noticed that you said this method book was written by "Mary King Waddington". Well, that's incorrect. It should say "Mary KAY Waddington". It's Kay, not King. Please fix it!

Contrary to the writer of the only other review on this site, this book offers excellent detail and ideas on how to put Spanko's ideas into practice. The ideas are fresh, practical, and help push the limits of our often underestimated students' minds! Great Job!

This book was *highly* recommended to me by someone on the Internet, and while I enjoyed it, it wasn't as good as I'd hoped.

One of the best things about it is the author's conversational and humorous writing style. Also, I've been using one of the "extra credit" ideas for a required project that I think is a good one.

My main disappointment with this book is that it feels too much like what it is - a bunch of things that have been basically "pulled together" over the years by someone scrambling to get by. The activities are not as well thought-out as I would have liked. I guess I like teaching materials with a well thought-out, well-explained philosophy, where everything ties into that philosophy, and to some extent that is missing. I also would have liked some more specifics on how these ideas could be paced, put together into units, etc.

This book had many great ideas for making science more meaningful. I am looking forward to using the ideas presented here. This will be especially helpful with my diverse language population.

This is one of the best I've read on integrating writing. The author gives beautiful strategies for ELL and Special Ed students, as well as challenging your brightest students. Great examples, easy to apply in your classroom, links to quality science kits. I am giving this book to all of my colleagues!

This is my second book by Paulo Coelho. I first read the Alchemist and I bought this book before I realized it was the same author. Based on reading these two books, I have to say that this guy writes as though his audience is young adults. The writing is flat and simplistic. If you like reading YA books, then you might like this. Otherwise, don't bother.

Eleven Minutes is not my favorite Paulo Coelho book. This is the story about a girl who fell into prostitution because she was poor and vulnerable and like everyone else in the world, looking for a better life. She fell into the trap. I didn't think this was any enlightening story about love and intimacy, more a story simply about sex.
Linda C. Wright
Author One Clown Short
One Clown Short

This is a story about Maria, I have to say Maria does exist, so this is basically a real story with the names changed and probably some details too. Anyhow Maria suffered some heartbreak not a big deal really, but she decides that's enough and shuts her heart off, she is just 22 years old, she is bored of the life in her small town somewhere in the countryside in Brazil and travels to Rio de Janeiro where she meets a man who offers her employment as a samba dancer in Switzerland, she accepts, and the book unfolds in Switzerland, however wherever she goes, the life become monotonous. Maria is a woman who has high expectations of life and is no content with routine or mediocrity, the opinions of the people of her town are important to her too, she doesn't want to be a losser, whatever that is in her opinion, she wants to be economically succesful. She becomes a prostitute while in Switzerland, but you'll have to read the book for the whole story.
What I got out of this book is that people can do crazy things when they get fed up with routines and life doesn't meet their expectations, life can become monotonous and we can become disenchanted with reality, but we can be either constructive or destructive in search for a new meaning in life, however if we do mess up, there is always second chances and the gift of redemption.
This book is not for everybody, its content is very strong. It does has a positive message, and tips to deal with self destrutive behaviours.

This is a great book with everything you want. I've read some of the reviewers saying he writes too simple and therefor it is not a good book. But the simplicity is the strength of Coelho's writing. Makeing something like prostitution possible to grasp and comprahend and without laying out pages and pages of how horrible the situation is (with this I don't mean prostitution isn't a terrible thing - it truly is, just that it is nice to finally see a prostitute not as a helpless victim but just a womam trying to survive even though many in reality might be victims]. Read this book, you will not regret it.

Like all Coelho's books, beginning with God only knows why acclaimed Alchemist, this is just another Daniel Steel-like trash pretending to be thoughtful. It is definitely not. Waste of time and money.

I just want all parents out there to understand that while "sexually experimenting with other boys" (chapter nine) may be "normal", it can also easily be considered a CRIME for which your son can be prosecuted.


BE CAREFUL WITH THIS BOOK!!!!!!

My son went through puberty early (10), and was too embarrassed to talk about anything. I gave him the book. He read it (he hid it, so I have no idea when he would sneak a peak!), and then when I would bring up things, he already knew about them, or would finally ask questions. It actually went along quite well with his school "family planning" program they have in the fifth grade. And I'm talking about a Catholic school!

I am more liberal than my husband, and I found this book didn't offend either my conservative husband or my more liberal feelings.

A must!

Great book for my nephew - he enjoyed reading it and asking me questions a bout it.

This book contains a wealth of information. Most pre teen and young teen boys need the information this book provides, but use caution. You should read it first and decide if it is right for your household and values. I had my son read the first half which I felt was age appropriate and valuable. However, the second half discusses sex in a very casual nature. If your target reader is 10 to 14 years old the word abstinence should be mentioned at least once! Statements in the book seem to give permission to become sexually active if the reader feels he is ready. Plenty of boys "feel" they are ready long before they have reach the maturity level to handle the consequences of sex. We read each chapter in the second half and discussed them together. This allowed me the opportunity as the parent to be sure our household beliefs were upheld and gave me a chance to comment on statements that I felt were reckless, such as the comments on boys masturbating with each other, which could have legal consequences. Also, the statements regarding childbirth not being necessarily painful was almost laughable. There are also comments about being asked by a stranger in the men's restroom to perform sexual acts and the books suggests that the reader tell someone "if you can". In the world we live in the author needs to have been more responsible with her statements.

I purchased this book and "What's Happening to Me?" for my 11 y/o son. He read "What's Happening to Me?" with no problem. He started reading this book the same day. He brought it out to me after reading 3 chapters and said he wasn't ready for it and didn't want to read any more of it. He came back out a little later *very* upset by what he had read, crying and saying he couldn't live with it. It took him 2 hours to calm down enough to go to bed. He asked me to write this review. He says the book goes into too much detail about the sex aspect. He said he thought the book would tell what happens during puberty but this book dealt too much with sex.