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Posted on February 15, 2020
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Written by: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara Illustrated by: Agathe Sorlet For ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Biography, Historical Figure, Musician, Women in Music, Trailblazer, Segregation, Racism, Activism, Modern Black Freedom Struggle, WWII. Summary: Josephine was a born performer, and found her fame dancing on a chorus… Continue Reading “Little People Big Dreams: Josephine Baker”
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Category: activism, BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, feminism, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Musicians, poc-centric narrativesTags: activism, activist, african-american family, Agathe Sorlet, biography, Black Culture and Identity, Josephine Baker, Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Modern Black Freedom Struggle, musician, poc-centric narratives, political activism, racism, segregation, trailblazer, women in music, WWII
Posted on February 11, 2020
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Written by: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara Illustrated by: Bàrbara Alca For ages: 4-7 years Language: English Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Historical Figures, Women in Music, Musicians, Trailblazers, Biography, Black Culture & Identity. Summary: Ella was a young girl fascinated with performing and music. When she was 15, her mother died… Continue Reading “Little People Big Dreams: Ella Fitzgerald”
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Category: BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, music, Musicians, poc-centric narratives, Self ExpressionTags: Bàrbara Alca, biography, Black Culture and Identity, historic narratives, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara, music, musician, poc-centric narratives, trailblazers, women in music
Posted on January 11, 2020
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Written by: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara Illustrated by: Daria Solak For ages: 4 years and up Language: English Topics Covered: Historical Figure, Musical Artist, Women in Music, Biography, Philanthropy, Feminist. Summary: Dolly Parton is a human that we do not deserve, she is such a gem! This book follows the story… Continue Reading “Little People Big Dreams: Dolly Parton”
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Category: feminism, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, music, MusiciansTags: biography, Daria Solak, Dolly Parton, feminism, feminist, historic narratives, historical events, Historical Figures, Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara, music, musician, philanthropy, women in music
Posted on November 19, 2019
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Written by: Kathleen Cornell Berman Illustrated by: Keith Henry Brown For ages: second grade and up Language: English Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Historical Figure, Musician, Trailblazer. Summary: This beautifully illustrated picture book and it’s accompanying poem are an incredible testament to a legendary musician, but does not cover much… Continue Reading “The Birth of Cool; How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound”
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Category: BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Musicians, poc-centric narrativesTags: art, Black Culture and Identity, historic narratives, historical events, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, Kathleen Cornell Berman, Keith Henry Brown, Miles Davis, music, musician, poc-centric narratives
Posted on November 9, 2019
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Happy Saturday! Our Week of Music is continuing to rock, and we’ve boogied through a whole week already! Luckily, we have one more special music-related book to review for tomorrow. But, let’s focus on today! Yesterday we learned a bit about Alastair’s music, so… Continue Reading “Q&A with Alastair Moock!”
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Category: activism, Community Involvement, Global Community, music, Musicians, sound off saturdayTags: Alastair Moock, community, Community Involvement, Global Community, music, musician, social justice
Posted on November 8, 2019
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For ages: any age can groove to Alastair’s tunes Language: English Topics Covered: social justice, racism, white supremacy, feminism, education, self-expression, identity, freedom, and self-acceptance. Summary: Today we share an artist whose quirky, thoughtful lyrics spice up the children’s music that he makes. The well-established genre is refreshed by Alastair Moock’s… Continue Reading “Alastair Moock-Social justice music for children!”
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Category: activism, Community Involvement, music, Musicians, Self Expression, Social-Emotional LearningTags: activism, activist, Alastair Moock, feminism, music, musician, self-expression, Social-Emotional Learning, theme weeks, week of music
Posted on November 7, 2019
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Ants on a Log You all learned about the album Curious yesterday, so now it’s time to learn a little bit more about the minds behind Ants on a Log! Julie and Anya have a multitude of activities, interests, and creative passions. We feel lucky to… Continue Reading “Q&A with Ants on a Log”
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Category: activism, Community Involvement, Environmental Activism, feminism, Global Community, music, MusiciansTags: activism, activist, Ants on a Log, Anya Rose, environment, Environmental Activism, Global Community, Julie Beth, music, musician, Q&A, week of music
Posted on November 6, 2019
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For ages: any age Language: English Topics Covered: Environmental Activism, Politics, Music, Health, Activism, Community Organization, Curiosity. Summary: Have you ever felt that you were too small to get something done? That no one will listen to you if you dare to raise your voice? The answers to these… Continue Reading “Curious: Think Outside the Pipeline!- by Ants on a Log”
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Category: activism, Community Involvement, Environmental Activism, Independent Thought, Musicians, Social-Emotional LearningTags: activism, activist, Ants on a Log, Anya Rose, Community Involvement, environment, Environmental Activism, Independent Thought, Julie Beth, music, music review, musician
Posted on November 5, 2019
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Happy Tuesday! We typically would wait until Saturday to do Q&A’s but during our Week of Music anything can happen! Can you tell just how exciting our lives are? Anyways, jokes about our thrilling lives aside, we are more than excited to be able… Continue Reading “Q&A with the Alphabet Rockers”
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Category: activism, Community Involvement, music, Musicians, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, sound off saturdayTags: activism, activist, Kaitlin McGaw, music, musician, sound off saturday, the alphabet rockers, Tommy Soulati Shepherd, week of music, women in music
Posted on July 16, 2019
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Written by: Lesa Cline-Ransome Illustrated by: James E. Ransome For ages: 5-9 years Language: English Topics Covered: Enslavement, Music, POC-Centric Narratives, Historical Figure, Historic Events, Musician, Activism, Abolition, Racism, Trailblazer. Summary: This is an interesting and historic tale of a gifted musician, which begins on a West Indies sugar plantation… Continue Reading “Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George”
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Category: activism, Art/Artists, BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, Global Community, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, immigration, Musicians, Own Voices, poc-centric narrativesTags: abolition, abolitionist, African culture, enslavement, France, historic narratives, historical events, Historical Fiction, Historical Figures, James E. Ransome, Lesa Cline-Ransome, music, musician, poc-centric narratives, racism, trailblazer, trailblazers