This fun book is filled with catchy rhyming raps about friendship and divided into chapters about various aspects of friendships. This arrangement makes it easier to introduce this book to children, as it is perfect to use in a music class lesson. The raps are age-appropriate and focus on a wonderful and relatable topic. The last few pages of the book guide readers in how to write a rap of their own. Teachers might use this book in the classroom to discuss rap music, as well as to brainstorm ideas for a friendship rap. The only concern is that the raps are rather long and may be hard to rap to a steady beat. A creative teacher can shorten them so that they are easier to perform. Otherwise, the layout accessibility of this book makes it a perfect addition to a music classroom. Other titles in the "Rap Your World" series include: Rapping Rhymes about Sports, Rapping Rhymes about Animals, Rapping Rhymes about Space, and Rapping Rhymes about the Human Body.
This is an educational book about planets that is a great addition to any elementary classroom library. The rhymes are short and direct, and they cover all of the major details about each planet. The additional pages at the end of the book, make this an even more engaging title. The book encourages students to write a rap about space and offers tips on how to do this successfully. The glossary defining space terms also helps with comprehending the raps themselves. Another plus is that this book breaks down the knowledge into chapters, which makes it easy to follow when reading it. This is a wonderful addition to a library as part of a lesson on space, a lesson on rapping or a lesson combining both subjects. This would be great to use in a unit celebrating Star Wars or some other space related movie. Great addition to the other books in this series!
