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(More customer reviews)This is a truly unique project. Great music, a jungle adventure, and it will teach your kids some Spanish to boot! You'll definitely want to let the author do the telling. He's got the rhythm, he does the scat singing, he's got the jazz quintet. (And they're GOOD!) The original Jazz Fly is a staple around our house, so we knew right away to listen to the CD. If anything, this is even better than the original. Same cool grooves behind the bouncy narration, but here every time a jungle creature speaks Spanish, the band switches into Latin rhythms with maracas, congas, bongos and timbales, then back to swing when the English narration continues. What a cool way to introduce Latin music to kids! The illustrator Karen Hanke also outdid herself. Lots more vibrant colors and details than the first Jazz Fly. The story involves a tropical tour. The Fly takes his insect band to the jungle in their limousine. They need to get to their performance at "El Termite Nook" (a giant termite nest). But when their car breaks down, they have to ask for rides in Spanish from a sloth, a spider monkey and finally a parrot. Mixing Spanish words with scat, they get their point across. They get to the pachanga (dance party), where a ladybug starts making eyes at the Fly. The Fly feels giddy and sings his heart out...until the giant termite nest is attacked. I won't say what happens next, but I can tell you that each time we finish listening to the CD, I know I'm going to hear a kid's voice in the back seat say, "Again!" (P.S. Amazon describes the reading level as pre-K through K. Pre-K kids will enjoy the CD and illustrations but the reading level is more like 2nd or 3rd grade!)
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