ΝEW BOOK! The Crab in his Hole


 Summer is over but we can keep its spirit up with a story!

Meet a little Crab who loves adventures and plays with new friends.

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Two fairy tales where our Crab meets other animals from the mainland and from the sea. He discovers noe things as he is open to new experiences. The book can be read on its own by any teacher, parent or child. In each fairy tale children will also find an empty page to add an adventure of their own and draw it on the book.

Μusic teachers may use this book to teach musical forms in early ages (K-3) (Binary, Ternary, Rondo, Theme & Variations). The idea is that each adventure corresponds to a section of the music. This way children get an idea of form in music while listening to the music and dramatizing the story.

The stories are accompanied by happy Greek traditional music specially recorded for the book by some of the most prominent soloists of Greek music (QR Code inside the book) and 13 pages with Educational Resources for children and music teachers (QR Code inside the book). It's a great resource for anyone who would like to listen to Greek traditional music and immerse in Greek culture. As the crab is a common animal to many countries around the world, it's possible to choose music of your choise and country to accopmany the story. 

       Contents

Fairy tales

1. The Crab in his Hole (fairy tale 1)

2. The Crab and his adventures in the Sea (fairy tale 2)

Music

1. My violet in bloom, folk dance from Kefallonia island of Greece in 4/4 (adapted for Binary, Ternary and Rondo form)

2. Argitikos Kalamatianos dance fron the Peloponnese in 7/8 (adapted for Theme & Variations)

Educational resources

- 2 Pages to colour images by Petros Gkosiopoulos

- 2 pages about the instruments playing in the recordings; Violin, Lute and Santouri

- Labyrinth

- Word seasrch

- Right or Wrong

- 2 pages Same-Similar-Different & Find the Form (for music lessons)

- 3 Digital games; The Wheel of the Crab, Matching pairs and a Quizz

- 16 pages KABOOM rythm cards

- 3 pages with rythms that can be used to accompany the music of the book with notes for the teacher.

 

Contributors

Petros Gkosiopoulos, illustration

Konstadinos Krigas, book and cover design

Kyriakos Gouventas, Music Editor

Musicians

Violin: Kyriakos Gouventas

Santouri: Vangelis Paschalides

Lute: Vasilis Kasouras


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