Poetry and Music share similar qualities: phrasing, tempo and rhythm for instance, and this book focuses on these similarities to form a wonderful book for generalist and music teachers that will inspire, stimulate and help thechildren make some productive noise!

Alligator Raggedy-Mouth - Making Music With Poems And Rhymes is an attractive collection of descriptive poems, colourful rhymes and rhythmic raps all chosen by Jacalyn Leedhamand is the perfect stimulus for music in the classroom. Maureen Hanke demonstrates how to use your responses to the poetry as starting points for making music. The mood of the words, their colourful, contrasting sounds, therhythmof the phrasing and the way that they all fit together will inspire children aged between 7-11 years to explore and learn about musical ideas and structures.

The seams of the book are near to splitting with the wealthof imaginative ideas and information that is packed inside! All designed to help encourage creative music making, basic composition and confidence building.