Young readers gain a peek at the world of African elephants through the eyes of one endearing baby elephant. Illustrations.

Through film composer Henry Mancini, mere background music in movies became part of pop culture--an expression of sophistication and wit with a modern sense of cool and a lasting lyricism that has not dated. The first comprehensive study of Mancini's music, Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music describes how the composer served as a bridge between the Big Band period of World War II and the impatient eclecticism of the Baby Boomer generation, between the grand formal orchestral film scores of the past and a modern American minimalist approach. Mancini's sound seemed to capture the bright, confident, welcoming voice of the middle class's new efficient life: interested in pop songs and jazz, in movie and television, in outreach politics but also conventional stay-at-home comforts. As John Caps shows, Mancini easily combined it all in his music. Mancini wielded influence in Hollywood and around the world with his iconic scores: dynamic jazz for the noirish detective TV show Peter Gunn, the sly theme from The Pink Panther, and his wistful folk song "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's. Through insightful close readings of key films, Caps traces Mancini's collaborations with important directors and shows how he homed in on specific dramatic or comic aspects of the film to create musical effects through clever instrumentation, eloquent musical gestures, and meaningful resonances and continuities in his scores. Accessible and engaging, this fresh view of Mancini's oeuvre and influence will delight and inform fans of film and popular music. John Caps is an award-winning writer and producer of documentaries. He served as producer, writer, and host for four seasons of the National Public Radio syndicated series The Cinema Soundtrack, featuring interviews with and music of film composers. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. A volume in the series Music in American Life

Collage artwork captures the love between parent and child across species, in this perfect read-aloud that encourages children to celebrate their uniqueness while also learning about ways they might be similar to babies in the animal kingdom.

(Piano Solo Sheets). Piano solo sheet music for the famous piece by Henry Mancini, written for the 1962 film Hatari! .

"This nonfiction picture book follows an elephant's growth from a newborn calf to a full-grown adult in one of the most socially and structurally complex family groups on earth."--

African elephants are the largest animals that live on land. Elephant calves are born into a big family. They play with other calves. Calves learn to use their trunks. They drink water and make loud noises. How do baby elephants grow and change? Read this book to find out! This title also includes a life cycle diagram, a habitat map, fun facts, a glossary, and more!

(Easy Piano Composer Collection). Easy arrangements of 22 classics by Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winning composer Henry Mancini. Songs include: Baby Elephant Walk * Charade * The Days of Wine and Roses * Dear Heart * Inspector Clouseau Theme * Moon River * Peter Gunn * The Pink Panther * Whistling Away the Dark * The Thorn Birds * and more.

Follow the baby elephants and their quirky lemur companion as they journey through the green leafy jungle, rushing waterfalls, past the amazing jungle musicians and drums, boat safaris and dancing flamingos, through to a night-time 'action walk' climax in this lovely adventure.

As calves, Asian elephants Precious and Baba roam the wild together, curious and proud. But when they get captured and are split up, their time together seems like a distant memory. Still, separated by many miles and over many years, their friendship remains, and there’s hope they will once again roam wide open spaces together.

Make believe you're in a jungle movie. Watch the baby elephants go by. The beat is groovy. It's a brand new dance you ought to try, Come to the jungle and see the animal attraction, baby elephants in action walk. Follow the baby elephants and their quirky lemur companion as they journey through the green leafy jungle, rushing waterfalls, past the amazing jungle musicians and drums, boat safaris and dancing flamingos, through to a night time 'action walk' climax in this lovely adventure.