God Bless America (Patriotic Collection)

Irving Berlin

ISBN 10: 0634041304 / ISBN 13: 9780634041303

Published by Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee WI, 2002

About this Item

Not ex library. 39 pages. Clean; pages and cover firm on bright staples. CD is present and looks undamaged but playability is not guaranteed. Words, music, and CD for: God Bless America, From a Distance, Battle hymn of the Republic, God Bless the U.S.A., Star Spangled Banner, My Country 'Tis of Thee; America, the Beautiful; and (I'm a) Yankee Doodle Dandy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bookseller Inventory # 032067

Bibliographic Details

Title: God Bless America (Patriotic Collection)

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee WI

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Stapled Soft Cover

Book Condition:Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis:

Put together your own custom program with this a wonderful collection of patriotic and inspirational music for younger singers in elementary schools, churches and community settings. The Teacher's Book/CD includes Unison/2-Part piano/vocal/guitar arrangements and an enclosed Preview CD featuring children's voices. The Singer's Edition 5-Pak includes vocal lines only, and the Accompaniment CD includes the instrumental tracks only. Includes: America the Beautiful, Battle Hymn of the Republic, From a Distance, God Bless America, God Bless the U.S.A., My Country 'Tis of Thee (America), The Star Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle Boy.

Review:

Illustrator Lynn Munsinger, along with a very cute family of bears, brings 20th-century songwriter Irving Berlin's 1938 classic to life in God Bless America, a warm, nostalgic picture book packaged with a CD of the song sung by none other than Barbra Streisand. Berlin's original lyrics are accompanied by various scenes of a bear father and his two cubs on a road trip--from the mountains, to the prairies, to the ocean white with foam. Along the way they witness a parade of firefighters and police officers, stop at the Lincoln Monument, and stand in the crown of the Statue of Liberty. The trip ends back at the ranch: "My home sweet home." Inspired youngsters will find the musical notation to the song at the back of the book. A portion of the publisher's proceeds will be donated to the God Bless America Fund to benefit American youth. (Ages 4 to 8)