Three Rapping Rats, winner of a TES best primary resource award for music, is one of those books which teachers love - an instant success with children. The 12 traditional tales, retold with Kaye Umansky's characteristic wit, each contain a song. Everyone will know the familiar melody, and the specially rewritten words carry the story along in the most natural and interactive way. Before they know it, everyone's taking part in a magical little performance.

The music activities which accompany each story will be familiar in concept to everyone who uses Music Express. The fresh new cover is a welcome treat for a much-loved and ever-popular series.

64 pages, size: 210 x 220. A follow-up to "Three Singing Pigs", this classroom music book includes the "Pied Piper" and "Sleeping Beauty", an adventure with Anansi, and stories from Greek, Viking and Tudor times. It provides songs and raps and plenty of opportunities for exploring sounds and composing music in the classroom to create atmosphere and dramatic effect. No music-reading is required with this book. It covers the performance and composing areas of KS 2 Music Curriculum with 7-9 year olds and contains some stories relating to the history curriculum.