My Bodyworks: Songs About Your Bones, Muscles, Heart and More!

by Jane Schoenburg, Steven Schoenburg, Cynthia Fisher (Illustrator)

Overview

Learning about the body just got more exciting! Young children will discover how their bodies work when they read and sing along with fun and fact-filled songs. How many bones are in each of your feet? What are the five senses? Where is the gluteus maximus? Why do we pass gas? Find out in this engaging book and 12-song CD set with its diverse array of musical styles that promises to get the whole family rocking. Well-written and informative, this book describes the body from the bones to the five senses in a fun and enjoyable manner. The catchy lyrics will become kids favorites as they learn.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566565837
Publisher:	Interlink Publishing Group Inc
Publication date:	09/01/2014
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Jane Schoenberg has been a teacher and educational consultant of young children for twenty-five years. She shares two children and a dog with her husband, Steven. They have collaborated on many musical projects. This is their first children’s book and CD. Steven Schoenberg is an award-winning composer and pianist. He has composed, recorded and produced music for children's videos and books and cassettes. He has written songs for Sesame Street, scored animations for the Children's Television Workshop and documentaries for PBS, HBO and BBC.

Editorial Reviews

"Here is a splendid book for all the senses. The illustrations are lively and delightful." —Eric Carle

"What a delicious combination of talents: lyrics, music, and facts all together. This one is earmarked for my twin granddaughters who are just the right age for it." —Jane Yolen

From the Publisher

Human anatomy with a beat. Not so much an independent work as a hardcover illustrated lyrics sheet for the accompanying CD, this features the verses to a dozen catchy, mid-tempo songs printed opposite simply drawn scenes of sunny-faced, active-looking children, mostly at play. The topics range from teeth to bones, breathing to passing gas (this last tactfully evoked on the CD with a kazoo), and the writing is as clunky as lyrics sans music usually are: "So don't get embarrassed, / No need to feel shy. / Since everyone does it, / And now you know why." Though arrangements for the songs are not included, four labeled body diagrams, with a scattering of random facts alongside, provide a few morsels of additional information to close. An unusual way to introduce the topic-but the CD is the only part of this that stands alone. (Picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews