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Mama Don't Allow - Reading Rainbow

Resource Type

Video - Child

Description

When Miles gets a saxophone for his birthday, neither his parents nor his neighborhood can stand the racket! No one guesses what's in store for them, when Miles and his Swamp Band receive an invitation to play at the Alligator Ball. Alligator Farm - A visit to Kliebert's Alligator Farm where Heather Burden, a Naturalist from the New Orleans Zoo, tells LeVar about alligators and lets him hold a small one. Meet Fred Newman - LeVar introduces us to Fred Newman, a mouth sounds performer, during the feature book recording of "Mama Don't Allow." We see Fred making amazing sound effects with just his mouth and playing all the parts of the instruments in the song "Mama Don't Allow". Visit the Creole Queen - Explore the Creole Queen, an old riverboat in Louisiana. Later, kids on the street tell what their parents won't allow them to do. The Saxophone Player - LeVar visits with jazz saxophone artist Earl Turbinton about creating improvisational music. Earl demonstrates how music can express emotion

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)

Languages

English

Availability

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