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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=bolding><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Balkin, A. (2009). <b><i><font
color="#006600"><span style='color:#006600;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Tune
Up to Literacy: Original Songs and Activities for Kids</span></font></i></b>. <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">IL</st1:State></st1:place>:
American Library Association.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Encourage literacy with twenty original songs by musician and educator Al
Balkin! Children's and school librarians will welcome <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Tune Up to Literacy</span></i>, a handy package of
music and activities that musically introduces and reinforces crucial literacy
concepts such as the alphabet, vowels, consonants, nouns, verbs, adjectives,
sentence construction, punctuation, sequence, rhyming, and much, much more. The
book includes<br>
<br>
•20 original songs to encourage children's development of literacy<br>
•Rhyme-a-ton rhyming dictionary of commonly used one-syllable words<br>
•Activities related to each song-- from inventing new verses to telling
stories to playing flash-card games<br>
<br>
Catchy and strikingly original, the road-tested songs of <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Tune Up to Literacy</span></i> are proven tools for
acquainting kids with basic literacy concepts. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=style4><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/publishing/editions/webextras/balkin09980/balkin09980.cfm">Here
are Al Balkin’s recordings</a> of the songs in <em><i><font
face="Times New Roman">Tune Up to Literacy</font></i></em>, with and without
vocals, along with the sheet music. Readers of the book are welcome to use
these songs in their children’s programs. All songs and recordings are
copyright Al Balkin.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>You can play these MP3s directly from your computer. If you would like
to make a CD of these songs to play in a regular CD player, you’ll need
to download the MP3s onto your computer, import them into the music software of
your choice (such as iTunes or Windows Media Player), and use that software to
make the CD. <a
href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/publishing/editions/webextras/balkin09980/Balkin_WE_booklet_ar.pdf">A
CD cover is included here</a>. To save files to your computer, right-click on
the link and choose “Save link as” or “Save target as."<br>
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(book description)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Katie
Anderson</span></font></st1:PersonName>, Library Development Services<br>
* Youth Services Consultant * <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Book
Coordinator *<br>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType>
Library, 250 Winter <st1:City w:st="on">St.</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">NE</st1:State>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Salem</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97301</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
<a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>,
503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></p>
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