Keep the pre-reading going with these fun Xylophone Books for Kids! When you read to your child, you improve the parent/child bond, improve their reading skills, and improve your child’s vocabulary! So take time to read – read lots and LOTS of books. There are enough books here to last a couple weeks or to give you plenty of choices for the best fit(s) for your family.
Earlier this week, we did a fun Find the Letter: X is for Xylophone worksheet. There are so many other great options for kids to learn even more about music!
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From stories to music books – these affiliate books listed below are great books that will help you teach your kids everything there is to know about the Xylophone!
Check out these great books to teach kids about xylophones.
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Xavier Ox’s Xylophone Experiment (Animal Antics A to Z ®)
Xavier Ox is a wonderful musician when he arrives at Alpha Betty's school, so when his home-made drum set falls apart Alpha Betty and his classmates experiment with building him an extra-strong xylophone.
Each page features lyrics set to a familiar song and a simplified version of the melody's sheet music. Children can use the detachable xylophone mallet to play along with the melody. Each page is displayed horizontally so that children can see the open pages directly over the xylophone keys. When the child presses an icon button, a melody will play. At the same time, a bright LED for each note lights up in sync with the melody, so children can follow along with the xylophone mallet. In addition, children can use their imaginations and create songs on their own.
Xylophones Are Not My Thing, I love Dancing! (Animals Actually A-Z) (Volume 24)
Parfy and Bunnee, both muddy and funny, are up to their usual antics of digging holes. But something unusual catches the attention of the naughty pair as music and mystery float in the air!
Packed with fun for preschool children, the bestselling Merry-Go-Round books are filled with activities that entertain while they teach. Cheerful, full-color illustrations featuring Caillou, and more than 50 stickers will delight children, while the educational activities will improve their observation and reasoning skills. Parents will appreciate the notes that explain the objective of each activity and help them to encourage their child's learning.
The Wiggles Play-Along Xylophone [With Xylophone] (Play-A-Song)
Each page is dedicated to a Wiggles song and includes both lyrics and color coded musical notes which match the colors of the Xylophone. The are also buttons corresponding to each page which play a recorded version of the song.
Dora the Explorer Xylophone Play-Along Songbook is an interactive songbook with a toy xylophone attached for children ages 18 months and older. Children can develop their musical skills and hand-eye coordination by playing songs that feature Dora the Explorer, Map, Boots, and other favorite characters from the Nickelodeon TV show. Each page of the book has lyrics set to a familiar song and a simplified version of the melody's sheet music. Children can use the detachable xylophone mallet to play along with the melody. Each page is displayed horizontally so that children can see the open pages directly over the xylophone keys.
Aura Corinne Speltzman has two problems: the kids at school and the sudden disappearance of her only friend, an invisible zebra named Harold. But everything flips upside-down when Aura’s new best-friend-to-be arrives on a thunderbolt in the middle of the night. Squinting through the storm from her bedroom window, Aura watches a family drop out of the lightning into the empty house across the yard. Loud laugh and sunshine yellow braids down her back, Eva (‘Eve’) von Brandt introduces herself: life will never be the same.
Disney Princess Xylophone Book: Play-Along Princess Songs
The Disney Princess Xylophone Book: Play-Along Princess Songs is an interactive play-and-learn xylophone book designed to help children develop music skills and hand-eye coordination. Designed for children ages 18 months and older, each page of the book features lyrics set to a familiar song and a simplified version of the melody's sheet music.
Looks like great books to teach your kids about the letter x.