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This trickster character is the hero of many Turkish folk tales and stars in this story as a shrewd trader increasing his fortune with each exchange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/7813247d-1053-46e9-844c-d288c7094ef9/rcf-cover-scaled.jpg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/410fe601-332a-4bb4-a8d6-943ab7a3dc4a/rcf-1.jpg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks "Rooster, Cat, and Fox" is adapted from the classic Russian folktale. The story can be studied in relation to Stravinsky's adaptation, or performed as a play. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/e8281f61-fe42-4841-b1f9-51d3d7201a9f/momotaro-cover-scaled.jpg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/600b7642-1620-4915-9ef4-ea96bde2bcf6/momotaro-2.jpg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks Momotaro recounts the story of the folk hero who banishes the Oni (ogres) from the island of Japan. In this version for young readers, Momotaro and his friends Dog, Monkey, and Pheasant stand up to the bullies terrorizing the country with their words and a whole lot of noise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/df9fe911-cc45-4abc-9aff-5da4581d0a1a/tom-coverr-scaled.jpg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/21d098e5-3f9a-4a7e-948a-def3199d67b9/tom-1.jpg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks This British variation on the familiar Rumplestiltskin tale gave opportunities to play with Medieval art styles and lampoon the aloof nature of the lovably antagonistic king. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/d34cf62a-1602-463b-89bd-ae8997655b71/Screen-Shot-2020-12-29-at-10.03.46-PM-1022x1024.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/11b33581-f120-4c0f-86d7-fbf3c39948b0/Screen+Shot+2022-07-17+at+3.24.32+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks The Night of the Tatu is an indigenous story of Peru and Brazil. This story teaches the origin of night time and the ways humans and animals found a night that was just right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/66c75523-2379-403a-9146-326c0d155ebb/61RYzo7d9QL.jpeg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/05b14fe1-6e2e-428f-948b-959922cb5eea/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+3.12.51+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks 'The First Ear of Corn' adapts the Nahua origin legend of this food staple. Young readers learn of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl and how he works through many disguises to find nourishment for his people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/e0aaa9e4-cff9-4986-b0e3-f354a8eacf80/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+3.49.42+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks The Rabbit and the Crocodile adapts a Gambian folk tale typically told orally and musically by griots (West African storyteller/musicians). The griot character is illustrated as part of this book to acknowledge the same oral storytelling feeling throughout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/ba33bd2e-68f1-492b-88dd-1a4710c34a12/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+3.48.23+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/cd2747d1-5622-44c4-9153-704dbe14ce05/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+3.13.23+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/547d1f3f-8fe2-4bc0-b1af-924caf223792/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+3.46.05+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks This Tamil fairy tale teaches morality on the virtue of gratitude and the consequences of greed. A poor man is rewarded by offering all he had to the spirits of the forest, and a rich man, driven by greed, is punished by the spirits when he tries to gain favor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/e42110e5-bb36-4027-963e-e31a0cb9fb41/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+3.08.54+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks A poor young boy discovers a magical item that brings riches, wealth, and an unpredictable transformation in this folk tale from Sichuan Province, China. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/20065a0f-f16c-421f-b9ca-1b53af0a9421/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+3.07.19+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/14da781b-9a72-40ce-90da-e02f94c3e600/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+3.05.09+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/8164f1eb-0400-4d1f-92b6-200077a46550/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+3.47.47+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks This book does double duty as an adaptation of the French Cinderella story and a read-along companion to Massenet's opera version with a listening guide in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/21b66872-9e70-4ce4-bc64-d2fa32f94cd1/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+3.06.49+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks This storybook adapts an animal trickster tale of South Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/cc9c133d-6b7f-4d39-9cb2-de8ebf12bf84/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+3.05.44+PM.png Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Storybooks https://www.philberman.net/work/social-stories monthly 0.5 2022-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1666555870420-7LZ7OA7ZHCPI4AI8MR9J/When%2BI%2BRock%2Band%2BRoll.jpg Work - Social Stories Cover image for When I Rock and Roll https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/bc4249c5-7186-48d0-81a2-83b9eba2f4c6/When+I+Rock+and+Roll2.jpg Work - Social Stories This book is designed to provide a curriculum overview for prospective parents and to be shared with new children before their first day of school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/b4128b99-a096-4f5f-b27f-caede69b11d8/When+I+Rock+and+Roll3.jpg Work - Social Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/2b4e1762-b451-47fb-9eb5-69b9fa6284a6/When+I+Rock+and+Roll+music.jpg Work - Social Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/f3ff8ccb-3944-4668-b0b7-d7a6f6d6611d/When+I+Rock+and+Roll+music+2.jpg Work - Social Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/231b81b9-6828-43ef-94cd-99a2edbf0bc8/When+I+Rock+and+Roll4.jpg Work - Social Stories The school uses Montessori-inspired lessons and allows for independent exploration and play. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/471c41db-f58b-4bf8-b576-80de9606486e/back+at+home+2.jpg Work - Social Stories First page for "Back at Home." This book was sent directly to enrolled families as they returned to care in the summer of 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/538017aa-515d-41ee-8d3c-c0e9adbf4114/back+at+home+3.jpg Work - Social Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/fa00ce49-60ec-43ef-8b78-1db4d9afde04/back+at+home++missed.jpg Work - Social Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/832e8d4b-5d13-4f15-9619-1cae0c6dd337/back+at+home+4.jpg Work - Social Stories This book addresses the emotional toll the pandemic took on families and young children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/416106de-c57c-4d7f-9921-775fcaa2d09e/back+at+home+final1.jpg Work - Social Stories The book uses simple text and clear illustrations to communicate expectations around masking and social distancing requirements in the classroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/aa5b1d57-ed06-493b-96fa-5d4f3347ac97/back+at+home+5.jpg Work - Social Stories A certain bearded music teacher broadcasts over Zoom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1282533f-e149-4231-a046-40195d7df55e/back+at+home+7.jpg Work - Social Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/cf9b6bfd-1215-44e7-a781-17c00e0e2e6f/back+at+home+6.jpg Work - Social Stories https://www.philberman.net/work/worldheritagesongbooks monthly 0.5 2022-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1657237618722-C5S5R2ZO7BG73AMYS9SY/61ijHPHpgVL.jpg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Songbooks Cover for the Mexican Heritage Songbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/5c32dd15-8c7d-4db4-be08-8f73393715e0/china-1-1024x832-1.jpg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Songbooks Interior spread of the Chinese Heritage Songbook. Text is presented in Simplified Mandarin, Pinyin transliteration, and new English translation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1b25beaf-66ee-4d23-81a5-b8ea6e3673b8/jamaica-bellsheet-1024x832.jpg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Songbooks Color-coded sheet music for "Mango Time" from the Jamaican Heritage Songbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/236cec96-ce00-42fd-8bde-4af24a225087/inida-1.jpeg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Songbooks Devanagari text, Hindi transliteration, and new English translation for this classic Bollywood lullaby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/b4db06ea-56e0-4f1b-83cc-b557def51632/russia-2.jpeg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Songbooks Cyrillic text, transliteration, and new English translation from the Russian Heritage Songbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/c0ad12a7-c3df-4a65-8651-880ec53ba638/japan-3.jpeg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Songbooks Hiragana, transliterated text, and new English translation for the beloved Japanese children's song "Zou-san / Elephant" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/3400becd-4755-40a0-8f8f-478ccebad2e9/skorea-3.jpeg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Songbooks Hangul, transliterated text, and new English translation for the classic Korean folk song, "Arirang." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/20fb40ac-34a4-4913-808b-a4c6246b57d2/france-1.jpg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Songbooks Interior spread from the French Heritage Songbook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/565a4a11-d53e-4df5-ae2b-1f81ad78de3e/turkey1.jpg Work - Fiddlefox World Heritage Songbooks Introductory text to the Turkish Heritage Songbook. https://www.philberman.net/work/horizon-7fd5h monthly 0.5 2022-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1662246254513-AD6NG39634QEVJOFGJVP/CSCA+-+Shelf+Work+Guide1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1662245714864-THQALL9NOWD47VNXQA6Z/frutas+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1666569395998-W24RBOAP02LI974LLP1L/Central+america+map+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1662245333993-K8UD348ANZMQOJW0VKJK/afiya1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1662244871157-MOZTFJEPQ69YXQ84VY7F/Zibi_Logo_RGB.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1662246411686-QKY75SYBOC199SX7ASBS/CSCA+-+Shelf+Work+Guide2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1662245676192-ZKIFM04LQRK5HLKNWOX3/frutas1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1662244245714-95Y5QJFTYOM7QAMVX2XN/628378DE-3F63-402F-83F9-BDA055FED8DE.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1666569796354-N2MVHW87SQD4CJ4VO36L/Cover.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1662246688617-JG7C4RIHLTB47MXP0MXU/Zibi+-+Supporting+Music+Classes+%28RRDC+Logo%29.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1662245373269-FWFJLDTN42PPZNBOLICZ/afiya2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/f4cd8813-4ca6-481e-bf0d-a9c402544d0b/rainbowCover.jpg Work - Curriculum Design The Rainbow Songbook for Bells and Beginners is the introductory book for rainbow bell notation for the Fiddlefox series. Students start with three-note songs and work their way up to reading songs with eight colored notes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/34448aff-a48b-4fcc-9a5b-12dbc4eab09e/rainbowpages1.jpg Work - Curriculum Design The first three-note lesson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/0f770971-34ef-4f9f-9b3b-4600d2938047/rainbowpages2.jpg Work - Curriculum Design Playing familiar melodies builds a sense of confidence and independence. https://www.philberman.net/work/bella-show monthly 0.5 2022-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/2c277ec3-b0d6-49ac-ae20-96381e6d659a/unnamed.png Work - The Bella Show / Puppet Playtime Bella Monster and Phil in . . . "The Bella Show" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/85ae8345-cd62-4eab-b9ec-a01341d2ea17/IMG_2329.jpeg Work - The Bella Show / Puppet Playtime Bella, Brenda, and Phil performing at First Night Boston 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/ed0ed708-dc86-4c65-b4ae-99820a6f8a9c/IMG_2328.jpeg Work - The Bella Show / Puppet Playtime Phil and Bella monster spread holiday cheer in an MIT lecture hall for university families and staff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/f004960c-78f0-49a9-ac13-70ae0fb32772/event-featured-the-bella-show-bears-1654612064-1200x800-2.jpeg Work - The Bella Show / Puppet Playtime Phil, Bella, and Brenda in their "Teddy Bear Picnic" episode. The three bear puppets were crocheted by Puppet Showplace Theater founder Mary Churchill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/a4e821a1-457e-4783-a401-0b8510e47446/unnamed-2.jpg Work - The Bella Show / Puppet Playtime Phil, another Mary Churchill puppet, Bella, and Brenda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/a48f0b07-cee5-47dc-844c-f739f716202e/IMG_2327.jpeg Work - The Bella Show / Puppet Playtime Phil, Bella, and Brenda perform at Brookline's First Light festival, 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/58ebfd51-3f8b-4c9f-81fe-e7cbc72df82e/bella_chickens.jpg Work - The Bella Show / Puppet Playtime Bella explores the chicken coop in the Farm episode. Chicken puppets by Alexandra Herryman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/8b013f1a-90ee-4ec1-befa-a1acdfca3add/Bella_aesops_lion_mouse2.JPG Work - The Bella Show / Puppet Playtime Bella and Mary Churchill's mouse in our retelling of "The Lion and the Mouse" for our Jungle Episode. https://www.philberman.net/work/holiday-sing-along monthly 0.5 2022-07-18 https://www.philberman.net/work/teaching monthly 0.5 2025-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/fb165a83-a9e0-484c-b239-a845207a1152/IMG_2628.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1666561722884-B6CNX7QDG9Z717YM3638/Screen+Shot+2022-10-23+at+5.18.38+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/f6b0ba2f-c567-42ff-900b-96c81145237c/IMG_8219.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/1666561942283-NS5YWQMZX5N5NT51FDHO/Screen+Shot+2022-08-20+at+5.00.47+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/b07399f7-401a-4385-a25a-ab1da83a6e40/Screenshot+2025-06-04+at+9.38.04%E2%80%AFPM.png https://www.philberman.net/work/wildlife-p32jy monthly 0.5 2022-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/26e212ec-c526-4d53-b376-5074d0ab0dfb/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+5.01.02+PM.png Work - Rock and Roll Songbook - Don't Stop Believin' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/35228291-c840-4b20-9253-fd20902b6a94/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+5.01.44+PM.png Work - Rock and Roll Songbook - Don't Stop Believin' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/e7566947-1b52-4883-90c8-c8d202aeec66/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+5.02.33+PM.png Work - Rock and Roll Songbook - Don't Stop Believin' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/7b1a9461-1aac-4edb-ba19-2032c9c1aa8d/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+5.03.14+PM.png Work - Rock and Roll Songbook - Don't Stop Believin' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/d17b844c-f496-441c-ab08-b02047540bb8/Screen+Shot+2022-07-18+at+5.02.56+PM.png Work - Rock and Roll Songbook - Don't Stop Believin' https://www.philberman.net/work/songs-for-grownups monthly 0.5 2022-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c75ead8306854faf77cf43/95904383-de53-4d5f-ac7d-52ea31a45e7e/AS-Beam07022019528799+%281%29.jpg Work - Songs for Grownups