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Power to the People!  (Grades 3-6; 2019/20 Season)Music moves us. It can help us see the world through another person's eyes or rally us all together. The Power to the People! program celebrates the musicians and artists who help us to imagine the life and experiences of others – and pay tribute to the music that gives us the strength to persevere when times are hard. LA PHIL LEARNING RESOURCESSymphony for Schools offers free in-person concerts by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, supported by The W

William Grant Still and the Harlem Renaissance (Grades 3-6; 2018/19 Season)In this curriculum, centered around one of the earliest symphonies by an African-American composer, students will make connections between music, culture, history, and language, and will compose music inspired by their own community! LA PHIL LEARNING RESOURCESSymphony for Schools offers free in-person concerts by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, supported by The Walt Disney Company. Online, we invite you to utilize our digit

A Trip to the Moon (Grades 3-6; 2017/18 Season)This curriculum is based on Andrew Norman's opera A Trip to the Moon, inspired by Georges Méliès’ 1902 film A Trip to the Moon. Andrew Norman’s whimsical opera tells the story of a band of bumbling astronomers as they explore the moon, try to fix their broken rocket, and interact with a mysterious race of moon people who are facing a perilous threat of their own. Students will make connections between music, opera, film, science fiction, and languag

The Art of the Piano (Grades 3-6; 2016/17 Season)Let the LA Phil take you on an in-depth exploration of the piano, from the artisan who builds it to the virtuoso who plays it. Students will discover how sounds are made, understand the elements of music that these great composers used, and compose their own concerto! LA PHIL LEARNING RESOURCESSymphony for Schools offers free in-person concerts by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, supported by The Walt Disney Company. Online, we invite you to utilize

Teacher guide: Use the Earth Speakr toolkits as guides to bring the artwork into your programming in fun, adaptable ways – indoors and outdoors! With Earth Speakr you can engage your local community in a dialogue about the future of our planet in a unique way across borders. Adding Earth Speakr to your events can complement discussions on art, the climate, environment, social action, and the UN Sustainable De- velopment Goals, by giving kids a platform to create new content and share their ide

ABOUT THE BOOK Cook pancakes from scratch inside this interactive recipe book - readers whisk the eggs, flip the pancakes, and more! Step one: mix together the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Step two: whisk the eggs, milk, and butter. Step three: stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients to make the batter. Simple, straightforward recipe text brings readers through each step of cooking pancakes, while the interactive novelty features, such as pull-tabs, wheels, and a punch-out pi

ABOUT THE BOOK 24 of the world's leading designers contribute one object each for kids to make themselvesFor the young makers in the family, this beautifully designed handbook offers 24 unique and practical objects for kids to make and use. Each project features fully-illustrated step-by-step instructions, a photographic list of materials, the approximate cost, timing, and a photograph of the finished product. The 24 contributors range from lauded graphic designers to successful industrial desig

ABOUT THE BOOK A stylish depiction of the life of a food-obsessed urban dog, with hints of edible humourLike most dogs, Harold is food-obsessed; unlike most dogs, he imagines food in the most unlikely places - on buildings, cars, mailboxes, even fire hydrants! When Harold gets lost in the big city, he is overtaken by hunger and begins to see things: hot dogs on an antenna, a turkey roast in the mailbox, and toast popping out the top of a build-ing! Thankfully, Harold's hungry eyes lead him to fa

ABOUT THE BOOK An energetic, heartfelt, and humorous ode to book love - now in a board book format!You can spin and twirl and dance with this book.You can listen while someone else reads it.You can take your book to lunch.Just do not try to feed it.Celebrate reading with the youngest book lovers in this huggable board book reformat of the beloved hardcover picture book. Ages 1-4 rhythm and rhymehumordramatizationPurchase the book at bookshop.org and support independent bookstores.

ABOUT THE BOOK A stunning world-records book of animal flight, by the author-and-illustrator team behind the bestselling Book of Bones!Meet ten fascinating flyers through a series of superlatives – and guess who's who while learning about airborne animals. From the fastest (white-throated needletail) to the most acrobatic (flying fox bat), and from the best glider (colugo) to the best backward flyer (hummingbird), each master of flight is cleverly depicted in a blueprint-inspired diagram, accomp

ABOUT THE BOOK A game of animal charades that will leave readers guessing and gigglingA crocodile sticks his head in the sand and asks his friends to guess which animal he is mimicking. A turn of the page reveals the answer: an ostrich! Next, the ostrich curls her long neck and shoots water from her mouth. Whom is she imitating? An elephant! Readers are a part of the game, wagering guesses before turning the page to find the often unexpected reveal. Painted in a stylish and saturated color palet

ABOUT THE BOOK A graphically stunning, first-ever volume of nautical codes for childrenThis extraordinary visual reference is an introduction to maritime communication through nautical flags, along with morse code, the phonetic alphabet, and semaphore signaling. Today's system of international maritime signal flags was devel-oped in the 19th century, and is still used for communication between ships, or between ship and shore. Each flag, boldly colored for visual distinction at sea, stands for a

ABOUT THE BOOK A whimsical–yet factual–series of questions and answers about the things we eat... and don't eat!Food critic Joshua David Stein whets the appetite of young readers with a wondrous and informative approach to talking about food. This humorous, stylized and entirely unexpected set of food facts will engage both good eaters and resisters alike. With questions both practical ("Can you eat a sea urchin?") and playful ("Do eggs grow on eggplants?"), this read-aloud text offers young chi

ABOUT THE BOOK Cook around the country with this geographical collection of authentic recipes from each of the USA's 50 states, plus three territories, and the nation's capitalFollowing the success of America: The Cookbook, author (and mother) Gabrielle Langholtz has curated 54 child-friendly recipes – one for each state, plus Washington D.C. and three U.S. territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). From Pennsylvania Dutch pretzels to Louisiana gumbo, Oklahoma fry bread to Vi

ABOUT THE BOOK It's a book of world records... of bones! Guess whose bones are the longest, shortest, heaviest, spikiest, and more. With touchable skeletons!Ten record-breaking animal bones are introduced through a series of superlatives set up as a guessing game with clues. Readers examine animals' skeletons and guess to whom they belong; the answers are revealed in vibrant, full-color scenic habitats, with easily understood — and humorous — explanations. This entertaining introduction to the c

ABOUT THE BOOK A young brick goes on a journey to find her place in the world by visiting ten celebrated brick structures around the globeWhen Brick was just a baby, tall buildings amazed her. Her mother said, "Great things begin with small bricks. Look around and you'll see."Brick's observations begin at home and then extend globally as she travels to a diverse list of brick structures – Malbork Castle in Poland, Mahabodhi Buddhist Temple in India, Grosvenor Estate apartments in England, and mo

ABOUT THE BOOK A choose-your-own-ending tale of a distinguished lobster and a fateful dinner partyWhen invited to a fancy dinner party, Lenny brings thoughtful gifts for the hosts and enthusiasm for whatever's in store. But when he's greeted with a pot of boiling water and lobster bibs, Lenny [and readers] must quickly decide: should he stay or go? This laugh-out-loud text by bestselling author Michael Buckley and his 10-year-old son Finn is stunningly accompanied by illustrations that demonstra