Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin

Author: Lloyd Moss
Illustrator: Marjorie Priceman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date: 1995
Awards: ALA Notable Book, Caldecott Honor Book (1996)
Ages: 4-8
Topics: picture book, non-fiction, orchestra, violin, counting
Summary: Learn about the orchestra through pictures and words that reflect the flow of music.

Book Connections

• Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin (Video)
  Video segment from Reading Rainbow
• Zin! Zin! Zin! Violin from Reading Rainbow

Topic Connections

Instruments

• 42explore: Musical Instruments
• Learn About Instruments
• Musical Instruments from Wikipedia

Music Interactives

• Arthur Music Box
• Arthur Song Book
• Arizona Opera
• Arts Alive Canada
• Barney Music
• Caillou's Magic Keyboard
• Corridos sin Fronteras from the Smithsonian
• CBeebies Sing a Song
• Crank it Up
• BBC Children's Music
• CBBC Music
• Dallas Symphony
• EARS from The Conservatory
• Dragon Tales: Singing Springs
• Extremes in Music
• Foxy Dancer's Dance Game from BBC
• Freaky Frank's Music Machine from Pauly's Laboratory
• History of Jazz from Scholastic
• Making Tracks
• Music Pop Virtual Literature
• Professor Garfield Music-Bot : Videos for learning about rap and world music.
• New York Philharmonic Kidzone (Games)
• San Francisco Symphony
• Thumb Piano Tunes from PBSKids (Tool)

Math and Science of Music

• Science of Music from Exploratorium

Orchestra

• Energy in the Air: Sounds from the Orchestra from ThinkQuest
• Orchestra from Wikipedia
• Symphony Orchestra from from ThinkQuest

Violin

• The Art of Violin from PBS' Great Performances
• Violin from Wikipedia
• Violin from ThinkQuest
  

Learning Connections

• Instruments. Learn about an instrument in the orchestra. Copy photographs of instruments and make your own orchestra.
• Music Interactives. Explore music through music interactives.
• Music Theme. Read the following books along with Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin:
  • The Maestro Plays by Bill Martin Jr.
  • Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney
  • Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes

Teaching Connections

• Book Lessons
  • Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
  • Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin from Think Bright
    • Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Teachers Guide (PDF)
      Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Math Guide (PDF)
    • Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Family Activities (PDF)
• Music Lessons
  • Jazz Kids from PBS
  • STOMP: Percussion for Kids Activities and Lessons

Learn More

Do a Thinkfinity search for lessons related to this book.

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