Posts Tagged ‘Jerry Smath’
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Sing a Whale Song
Story and Songs by Tom Chapin and John Forster
Illustrated by Jerry Smath
“Sing a Whale Song” starts with a story in prose, beautifully illustrated in watercolor paintings, followed by lyrics to 4 songs printed and illustrated at the end. The story is about a boy who is granted his wish of becoming a whale and in the end learns a song from the whale which requests responsible stewardship of the earth for all its creatures.
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Mo’s Book Review:
I read the book to my son Mo and asked him to give his opinion. Mo said, “I just naturally like it. It’s a good book. I like the adventures of the kid being a whale. I also like the song lyrics at the end. I like how Timothy sang the whale song wherever he went. I think Jerry Smath did a very good job with the illustrations and how he put a GO SLOWLY sign on the dock.”
Mo rates “Sing a Whale Song” 6.5 
s out of 10
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Links to YouTubes and sound clips of the songs at the back of the book:
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Tom Chapin’s recording of “Sing a Whale Song” from the album MOONBOAT:
http://www.amazon.com/Sing-A-Whale-Song/dp/B0032LM796/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1311016531&sr=8-3
“Sing a Whale Song” on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOzxSTK3rd4
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Tom Chapin’s recording of “Good Garbage” from the album MOTHER EARTH:
http://www.amazon.com/Good-Garbage/dp/B004A21NF0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1311016652&sr=1-2
“Good Garbage” on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhf5Rb9Jn48
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Tom Chapin’s recording “Someone’s Gonna Use It” from the album FAMILY TREE
http://www.amazon.com/Someones-Gonna-Use-It/dp/B004A1Y3RQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1311107572&sr=8-2
“Someone’s Gonna Use It” on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2BczRSGv_A
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Tom Chapin’s recording of “This Pretty Planet” from the album FAMILY TREE (cover image above)
http://www.amazon.com/This-Pretty-Planet/dp/B004A1U672/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1311107688&sr=1-1
“This Pretty Planet” on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeqDHppFwHE
“This Pretty Planet” is a particularly beautiful song and, as you will hear in the YouTube, can be sung in a gorgeous round.
