They burp. They fart. They creak. They crack. Bodies make MUSIC!
And let's face it: kids love every note! In Body Music, bestselling
authors Jane Yolen and Ryan G. Van Cleave bring their trademark wit to
fifteen hilarious poems that celebrate the sounds of the human body,
from sniffles to snaps, sneezes to wheezes, hiccups to yawns, and more!
Each poem is illustrated with bright, lively artwork and is accompanied
by scientific facts that answer questions like: What is a knuckle
crack? Why do we sneeze? and What makes a tummy rumble? Funny and
secretly educational, Body Music has it all: science, history,
language arts, and farts!
?From the book:
What Is Body Music?:
It can be accidental sounds, responses to pain, surprise, fear. But
there are also folk traditions of many different countries that use body
percussion, which is the art of using the body to create vibrations and
sounds. Examples of body percussion include West Africa's hambone,
Ethiopian armpit music, and the hand clapping in Spanish Flamenco.