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Miss Amy Fitness Rock & Roll

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PreS-Gr 3—Fitness meets rock & roll on this 12-track CD. The various music styles of these lively tunes are sure to get kids on their feet and ready for exercise. Created by Grammy nominated featured artist Amy Otey to make exercise fun, all tracks are designed to combat America's childhood obesity epidemic. Showcasing a variety of musical genres, such as the island reggae sound of "Imagination Island," the rocking Billy Idol-esque "Magic Pony,"and the big band/swing sounds of "Zing It," the songs encourage listeners to move while delivering positive messages about healthy living. Interspersed with some basic chemistry lessons and fun facts about popcorn, tracks such as "We're Cooking" feature high-energy music as a background for Miss Amy as she sings recipe directions for making shaken butter and onion soup. In "Do You Know Your Muscles," listeners enjoy a funky beat as they learn about the major muscles in the human body. Miss Amy is passionate about fitness, and that enthusiasm shines through here.—Cathie Bashaw Morton, Millbrook Central School District, NY
In this beautiful, heartrending, yet horrifying film, North Koreans tell their stories of imprisonment, sexual slavery, torture, murder, and escape to China or South Korea during the nearly 50-year regime of Kim Il Sung (1912—94). The interviews are illustrated through the interspersion of dance sequences, archival news footage, and drawings. Particularly interesting are the North Korean propaganda films celebrating Kim Il Sung as God and showing in the face of mass starvation happy workers, elaborate military displays, and the creation of a new flower in 1988 in honor of the 46th birthday of Kim's son and successor, Kim Jong Il. A valuable time line traces 20th-century events in Korea. Bonus features include previously unreleased footage of camp refugees. This mesmerizing film displays excellent production values and is highly recommended for Asia collections.—Kitty Chen Dean, formerly with Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, NY
Reviewed by Kitty Chen Dean , May 01, 2011

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