Marimba Mania: Music for Middle School

INDEX:

Foreword --Prelude  --Tango --Sakura  --Makazica  --Aeolian Melody --La Bamba  Latino  --Dabaduba Dah  --Recorder Piece  --Perpetual Motion  --Indigo Blue --Song 4 U --Fizzy pop 

The accompanying CD contains a digitally remastered recording of all 12 pieces listed in the index, in the order listed. These tracks are computer generated recordings and therefore are not intended to represent what a live performance would sound like. In choosing the various digital instruments for this recording I have used sounds that render each part more easily distinguishable.
These recordings are included simply as an aide to learning and to assist those teachers and students who prefer to listen as they read the score. You may also find these recordings useful for students to play along with as they work towards internalising their respective parts. The arrangements used are simply suggestions and should not be followed religiously. Both teachers and students should feel free to arrange their performance as they see fit.

CORRECTION:
Latino on page 15 Part 1. "Latino Yeah" should begin in bars 2 & 4 not 1 & 3 scored.

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Sam Vole and his Brothers

Another wonderful picture book from the makers of the Big Bear and Little Bear series. Sam wants to do something on his own, but everywhere he goes, his big brothers go too! He goes collecting grass...but Arthur and Henry go with him and they collect more than he does. It's the same with nuts, and daisies...so one morning Sam sneaks out very early and goes voling on his own. But then he realiZes that he misses his brothers if they're not there! This charming story by an award-winning team will appeal to every younger sibling who occasionally feels overshadowed.

The Great Piratical Rumbustification

Summary: Yo ho ho! All across the city, the pirates are getting restless and long for a party. So when a retired pirate comes to babysit for the Terrapin family, they are in for quite a surprise
New Zealand author
First published: 1978

Watch Me!

Dolphin Paperbacks
A delightful collection of favourite stories to stir the imagination. Here's a boy who travels the world in bounces, another who meets a ghost, and Toby and Claire whose aunt is a witch!

Each new chapter is full of fun and surprises. Mahy adeptly mixes the fantastic and the familiar to give a fresh read which readers will want to pick up again and again.

Watch Me! was originally published as The Third Margaret Mahy Storybook and is a companion volume for Wonderful Me! and Wait for Me! Illustrated by Peter Bailey

Wonderful Me!

Witches, mermaids, dragons, a boy who plays the violin and a girl who finds a dinosaur egg - all these and more appear in this book of stories and poems by one of the great writers of children's books.

Wonderful Me! is originally published as The First Margaret Mahy Book and these much-loved stories have appeared in many anthologies. As fresh and new as when they were first written, they are perfect to read aloud. Drawings by Peter Bailey.

The Man Whose Mother Was A Pirate

Sam was an ordinary person who wore an ordinary suit and ordinary shoes. He worked in a neat office writing down figures all day. But Sam's mother was a PIRATE!

Kaitangata Twitch

TV tie-in, New Zealand
What happens to a girl who has dangerous dreams? What if the land itself punishes those who would harm it? Now adapted into a major, 13-part TV series, this spell-binding supernatural thriller was written by internationally acclaimed New Zealand author Margaret Mahy.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

Summary: Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he's innocent! Or at least sort of.The authorities are closing in, but then a surprise blizzard hits and the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the snow melts he's going to have to face the music but could any punishment be worse than being stuck inside with your family for the holidays? (Publisher)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

 Other Title: Dog days
Summary: In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal

 Other Title: Greg Heffley's journal
Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into high school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving.
Luckily Greg has his best friend and sidekick, Rowley. But when Rowley's popularity starts to rise, it kicks off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

 Other Title: Rodrick rules
Whatever you do, don't ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer holidays, because he definitely doesn't want to talk about it.
As Greg enters the new school year, he's eager to put the past three months behind him... and one event in particular.
Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother Rodrick knows all about the incident. And secrets have a way of getting out... especially when a diary is involved.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

 Other Title: Ugly truth
Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all its' cracked up to be?
Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older - all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the 'ugly truth'?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

 Other Title: Last straw
Let's face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg's father.
You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organised sports and other 'manly' endeavours.
Of course, Greg is easily able to sidestep his father's efforts to change him. But when Greg's dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realizes he has to shape up...or get shipped out.

Seal Boy

Summary: Fourteen-year-old Emmett Tyler is the son of a wealthy banker and yearns to escape the stifling society of Boston and see the world. While exploring the docks he is shanghaied for a three-year voyage on a whaling ship, eventually finding himself abandoned in New Zealand where he must fight for his life.

Goldie and the Three Penguins

Summary: A Kiwi retelling of Robert Southey's Goldilocks and the three bears, except with a little Kiwi girl and three penguins. They eat fish & chips instead of porridge! A story in rhyme
Goldilocks and the three bears

Down the Back of the Chair

Summary: When Dad loses his car keys, Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair, so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortment of objects are living down the back of the chair

Colour the Stars

Summary: Two boys go for a walk together and the boy with sight describes colours to the blind boy

New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator

Jam

Summary: While Mrs. Castle works as an atomic scientist, Mr. Castle takes care of the house and children so efficiently that he soon finds himself with nothing to do - until the plum tree in the backyard gives him an idea

Includes a plum jam recipe.

New Zealand author
Originally published: 1985

Eruption!

Contents: 1. Our shaky islea -- 2. Stratovolcanoes -- 3. Shield volcanoes -- 4. Caldera volcanoes -- 5. Volcanic fields -- 6. Submarine volcanoes and seamounts -- 7. In the field
Summary: Introduces the science of volcanism and explains how it affects New Zealand's geography and geology.

Meet Volcanica, the feisty reporter at Magmatic Press who presents hot facts about volcano science in New Zealand. Discover the four main types of volcano found in this country: stratovolcanoes, shield, caldera and volcanic fields and explore the characteristics of each as demonstrated in data panels and aerial photographs of selected volcanoes around New Zealand. Bright colourful graphics depict key aspects of volcanic activity such as fissures, fumaroles, debris avalanches, craters and fire fountains and kids are encouraged to find these again through the book. Special features devised by the author provide extra learning opportunities: Maoritopia has creation stories and Maori legends, Videotopia gives to access online educational videos and animations, and there's Factopia with flash facts for additional knowledge. Resources at the end of the book list trips to visit volcanoes, books to read and advice about what to do in the event of an eruption, along with a comprehensive index and a map locating the volcanoes described in the book.

The Boy who was Followed Home

What would you do if a hippopotamus followed your home?
Robert is delighted but his parents certainly are not, particularly as more and more hippos crowd daily onto their garden lawn!
In desperation they ask the neighbourhood witch for help - and the anti-hippo pill that she prescribes for Robert results in an astonishing cure!

The Three-Legged Cat

Mrs Gimble's cat would love to prowl, but only has three legs. When Mrs Gimble's brother, who prowls the world, comes to visit there's a surprising outcome.

The Puffin Book of Five-Minute Stories

Perfect for reading aloud and sharing - again and again!
There's always time for a five-minute story and this lively collection is filled with delightful stories about animals, magic, mermaids, and even a restless bathtub and travel plans! Well-loved traditional tales combine with contemporary favourites in this very special book. with enchanting illustrations by Steve Cox.

Contents:
The Little Wooden Horse from Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse by Ursula Moray Williams --Clever Cakes by Michael Rosen -- The Orchestra That Lost Its Voice by Geraldine McCaughrean -- Ostriches Can't Fly by Jeremy Strong -- Little Red Riding-Hood by Charles Perrault -- Miss Dose the Doctor's Daughter by Allan Ahlberg -- Ticky Picky Boom Boom by Pat Thomson -- A Thousand Yards of Sea by Adele Geras -- The Gingerbread Man (Traditional) -- Blessu by Dick King-Smith -- Hedgehogs Don't Eat Hamburgers by Vivian French -- Mrs Simkin's Bathtub by Linda Allen -- The Horrendous Hullabaloo by Margaret Mahy -- How the Leopard Got His Spots (Traditional) -- Puffling in a Pickle by Margaret Ryan -- Cold Feet by Susan Eames -- The Fish Cart by Ruth Manning-Sanders -- Wil's Tail by Hazel Hutchins -- the Three Billy Goats Gruff (Traditional).

17 Kings and 42 Elephants

Other Title: Seventeen kings and forty two elephants
Seventeen kings and forty-two elephants romp with a variety of jungle animals during their journey through a wild, wet night. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Two Little Monkeys

Summary: Two little monkeys are hiding in a tree - two little monkeys named Cheeky and Chee. Swing on in if you'd like to see just why they're hiding in that big old tree! (Back cover)
A rhyming tale about two little monkeys who are hiding from a leopard.

Too Many Elephants In This House

In Eric's house there were too many elephants - in the living room, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, even in his bedroom!
The elephants take up a lot of space, but Eric loves everyone of them. So when his mum says they have to go, Eric comes up with a clever solution to a very BIG problem...

Bubble trouble

Mabel blows a bubble that captures Baby and wafts him away, resulting in a wild chase that involves the whole neighborhood. Suggested level: junior.

Frankie, Peaches and Me

 Other Title: Frankie, Peaches and me
Summary: Stella's family has swapped life in London for a sleepy seaside resort where the biggest thrill is a psycho seagull. How is shy Stella going to fit into this freaky little town, especially without her best friend Frankie? Then - in a waft of peaches and cream - a mysterious furry someone wanders into Stella's life, and things start to get interesting

Seesaw Po

Pbk. ed
Summary: Po the hippotamus and his friends love the playground, even though Po is so big that he has trouble fitting on the equipment. In the end, however, his kindness to a tiny ant is repaid in an unexpected way
New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator