I Like Everything About You (Yes I Do!), performed by the Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble, features melodies, rhythms, and instruments from around the world, with an emphasis on African Music. Check out the starred review of this unique album.
Pick of the Day: I Like Everything About You (Yes I Do!) (Audio)
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Pick of the Day: Doll Bones (Audio)
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Be sure to check out the starred audiobook review of Holly Black’s Doll Bones, a tale of friendship and the trials of growing up set against the backdrop of a spooky ghost story. Nick Podehl expertly voices all the characters.
Pick of the Day: LMNO Peas (DVD)
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Never has the alphabet been more entertaining than in the animated DVD version of Keith Baker’s picture book, LMNO Peas. Be sure to check out the starred review.
Pick of the Day: The Central Park 5 (DVD)
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Filmmaker Ken Burns turns his talents to the beating and rape of a white woman in New York’s Central Park during racial and class strife in the late 1980s. Be sure to read the starred review of The Central Park Five, a moving documentary.
Pick of the Day: Bomb (Audio)
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Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, Steven Sheinkin’s stellar nonfiction account, captures the science, technology, logistics, and politics of the race to build the first atomic bomb. Read the starred review of the audiobook.
Pick of the Day: Requiem (Audio)
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Requiem, the final title in Lauren Oliver’s “Delirium” trilogy features Sarah Drew’s fantastic narration that vividly captures all the characters’ emotions. Check out the starred review of the audiobook.
Pick of the Day: Les Miserables (DVD)
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The made-for-TV version of Victor Hugo’s classic, Les Miserables, stars Gerard Depardieu as Valjean and John Malkovich as Javert. Be sure to read the starred review of this superb production.
Pick of the Day: The Ant and the Grasshopper (DVD)
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The DVD version of Rebecca and Ed Emberley’s The Ant and the Grasshopper turns Aesop’s fable on its ear and celebrates the joy of community and music.
Pick of the Day: Fox Forever (Audiobook)
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In Fox Forever, the satisfying conclusion to Mary Pearson’s “Jenna Fox Chronicles,” Matthew Brown’s narration brilliantly captures the emotions of the characters. Check out the starred review.
Pick of the Day: Fun Foundations for Handwriting (DVD)
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Fun Foundations for Handwriting (The TV Teacher) is a creative and entertaining production that will help improve youngsters’ motor skills and handwriting. Be sure to check out the starred review.
Multimedia Reviews | July 2013
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The July issue features a baker’s dozen of starred DVD and audio reviews, from a fabulous made-for-TV version of Les Miserables to an audiobook about the making of the atomic bomb to a documentary about The Central Park Five. Be sure to check out all the starred reviews and visit Book Verdict for all the reviews in this month’s issue.
Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | July 2013
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Drew Daywalt on crayons, graphic novels by Gene Luen Yang, and much more…
Pick of the Day: Jane’s Journey (DVD)
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The life and accomplishments of renowned researcher and environmentalist Jane Goodall are presented in Jane’s Journey, a vividly filmed documentary from First Run Features.
Pick of the Day: Marching to the Mountaintop (Audio)
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The audiobook version of Ann Bausum’s Marching to the Mountaintop, which explores the connection between the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike and Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, would be a great resource for students studying the Civil Rights Movement.
Pick of the Day: Anthem (DVD)
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The historical and musical background of the “Star Spangled Banner” is expertly told in Anthem, a DVD from the Colonial Music Institute.
Pick of the Day: Home of Song (DVD)
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Paul Spring brilliantly uses storytelling in each of his songs to take listeners on a journey beyond the surface music in his latest album, Home of Song. Read the starred review.
Pick of the Day: The Young Ancestors (DVD)
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The Young Ancestors (Cinema Guild) explains how the Tewa Indian tribe of New Mexico is making an effort to retain its Native language and is the perfect choice for multicultural studies classes in high school and above.
Pick of the Day: When Life Gives You OJ (Audiobook)
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Erica S. Perl’s When Life Gives You OJ receives stellar treatment in the audiobook version narrated by Abigail Revasch. Read the starred review of this delightful story.
Pick of the Day: And Then It’s Spring (DVD)
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Enrich elementary school units on spring and gardening with And Then It’s Spring, a DVD from Weston Woods based on the book written by Julie Fogliano and illustrated by Erin Stead.
Pick of the Day: The One and Only Ivan (Audiobook)
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Katherine Applegate’s Newbery winner, The One and Only Ivan,, is a heart-wrenching tale that reminds us that every animal has the right to a safe place called home. Be sure to read the starred review of the audiobook from Recorded Books.
