True Stories Behind the Songs: A Beginning Reader

True Stories Behind the Songs: A Beginning Reader

<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Did you know that…</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI>George Harrison wrote “Here Comes the Sun” on a cloudy, rainy day?</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI>Johnny Cash’s hit song “Ring of Fire” wasn’t <I>by</I> him--it was <I>about</I> him?</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI>the most popular song during the Great Depression was, paradoxically, “Happy Days Are Here Again”?</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> </B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>True Stories Behind the Songs<I>, </I> </B>by Sandra Heyer, continues the True Stories tradition -- with a twist. The text features lyrics for eight popular songs along with real, believe-it-or-not stories about the songs and their songwriters. Companion stories related to the topic of the song round out the units. To see a sample unit, please go to pearsoneltusa.com/sampleunits.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Teachers are encouraged to download the songs from their favorite website or to use a version they already own. Or you can purchase recommended recordings on iTunes. A link on the True Stories website (www.pearsoneltusa.com/truestories) will take you directly to the playlist. For a limited time, your Pearson representative will provide a free, legally copied CD of all the songs with a minimum order of 20 copies of <I>True Stories Behind the Songs</I>. Please go to www.pearsoneltusa.com/specialists  to find your nearest representative. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Features:</B> </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Exercises for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, and writing and speaking practice help students develop language proficiency.</DIV> </LI> <LI>A comprehensive To the Teacher section gives background information about the songs and stories as well as teaching tips.</LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">An access code at the front of the book enables teachers and students to download recordings of the stories free of charge at www.pearsoneltusa.com/truestories </P>