Nina Chamberlin- The Ear Book by Al Perkins:

This book is a simple exploration of what a child may hear in their everyday lives. The large illustrations and very simple text makes it an easy text for a beginning reader to practice reading. The pictures can undoubtedly help provide meaning to the text. This can be a very useful book in a music classroom because it can open p the discussion about what music truly is, and it can expand students’ minds about their everyday experiences. As a teacher, I would ask what similarities and differences there are between the flute player and the dripping faucet in the book, and I would have my students think of other examples like those.  If the students can open their minds about music, they can open their minds to all the other skills they are working to develop in school.