Jewish Life: the Old Country

Jewish Life: the Old Country
Author: Ruth Rubin
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2007
Genre: Folk songs, Yiddish
ISBN: 0814332587

From the archives of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, a collection of traditional Yiddish folksongs by highly regarded ethnomusicologist Ruth Rubin, presented with added commentary from music scholars Chana Mlotek and Mark Slobin.

The FDR Years

The FDR Years
Author: William D. Pederson
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0816074607

Born in 1882 in New York, Franklin Delano Roosevelt entered public service through the encouragement of the Democratic Party and won the election to the New York Senate in 1910. This book details his administration at the height of the Great Depression as he valiantly led the nation with the phrase, The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Invitation to Music

Invitation to Music
Author: Elie Siegmeister
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1961
Genre: Music
ISBN:

History of music and the development of various forms; includes sketches of composers.

The Triangle Fire

The Triangle Fire
Author: Leon Stein
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2011-01-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0801462509

March 25, 2011, marks the centennial of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, in which 146 garment workers lost their lives. A work of history relevant for all those who continue the fight for workers' rights and safety, this edition of Leon Stein's classic account of the fire features a substantial new foreword by the labor journalist Michael Hirsch, as well as a new appendix listing all of the victims' names, for the first time, along with addresses at the time of their death and locations of their final resting places.

This is Rhythm

This is Rhythm
Author: Ella Jenkins
Publisher: Sing Out Publications
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1993
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781881322023

A lively introduction to the basic element of music, speech, and sounds in all cultures. Each page is filled with lyrics and rhymes presented in varying shades of color to help children quickly learn how loudly or softly to sing and play. By tapping or rubbing together the accompanying rhythm sticks, children can imitate or create rhythms while singing along.

Field to Factory

Field to Factory
Author: Spencer R. Crew
Publisher: University Publishing Associates, Incorporated
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1987
Genre: History
ISBN: