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Gr 1—4—This energetic album starts off with a bang with "Bluegrass for Breakfast" and never lets up. Twin Cities duo Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing, whose first album, Kids with Beards, was one of the Top 10 Kid's Albums of 2008 on the Fids and Kamily poll, present 13 original songs in mostly bluegrass style, with some country, rock, and funk thrown in for good measure. Their songs are fresh and funny, with such offerings as "Auctioneer," in which the duo ably imitate an auctioneer's spiel. In "Hero," the singer compares himself to movie heroes, such as Spiderman. "Antidisestablishmentarianism" is a tribute to the longest word in the English language. Lefty Lucy and Righty Tighty enjoy a romance in "Lucy and Tighty." And the dude in "The Naked Truth" only likes to wear his birthday suit. Other songs include "Neighbors," "Tippy Toes," "Wash Your Face," "Water Balloon," "What We Got," "The Extraterrestrials," and "Sweet Dreams." Featuring exceptional instrumental and vocal performances and creative original songs, this is a must-have for children's music collections.—Beverly Wrigglesworth, San Antonio Public Library, TX
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 , Nov 01, 2010

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