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A Curious Glimpse of Michigan: The Music

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A Curious Glimpse of Michigan: The Music is an album filled with fun and quirky songs and interesting facts – all connected to the Great Lakes State.  All 49 tracks are based on the poetry of the book (with the same name).

Produced by: Ryan Hipp and Kevin Kammeraad
Hosted by: Kevin & Stephanie Kammeraad and Ryan Hipp
Engineered and Mastered by: Al McAvoy
Recorded by: Al McAvoy, Jeff Islinger, James Dague, Ryan Hipp, Tom Johnson, Kurt Reil, Tim Sayers, and Darel Stevens
Lyrics by: Kevin & Stephanie Kammeraad
Additional lyrics by: Ryan Hipp, James Dague, Andy Holtgreive, Gina Gort, and Craig Sinclair
Illustrations by: Ryan Hipp and Kevin Kammeraad
Music by: James Dague (ScribbleMonster), Ryan Hipp, Sapphire Kieft, John "Ned" Niedzielski & Tadd Kimble, "Papa"  Ron Oberbeck, Danny Adlerman, Christopher Jasinski, Tim Sayers, and Mark Rehl
ISBN-13: 978-0-9669504-4-1
UPC: 6 25989 55562 6
Publisher: Cooperfly Records/Industrial Puppytronics
Publication Date: January 1, 2007
Primary Age Level: 4 – 12
Running Time: 62 Minutes

Reviews:
"These 50 tracks touch on almost every musical genre, with lyrics celebrating topics like Michigan’s state bird (the American Robin) and fossil (the mastodon). Silly?  Sure. Great music? Definitely. - Ages 4 and up.  Rating: 3 out of 3 (a surefire hit)."
   - Cookie Magazine

"Nurture a love of new places in your child... if you've got the Great Lakes region in mind, you could spend some time with A Curious Glimpse of Michigan...you'll find oodles of cool trivia to discuss."
   - Reader's Digest

Activity Guide:
Michigan Activities.pdf
File Size: 88 kb
File Type: pdf
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Track Listing (with Samples) 
1. Michigan...Not Malarkey 
2. Welcome
3. Ground Pork Standards (Michigan Fact)
4. Apple Blossom: State Flower of Michigan 

5. Horseless Carriages (Michigan Fact)
6. Over 635 Cities 
7. American Robin: State Bird of Michigan
8. Spring
9. Board Game Tournament (Michigan Fact)
10. White Pine: State Tree of Michigan
11. Enter the Michigan Sweepstakes!
12. Cousin Jacks
13. Petroglyphs (Michigan Fact)
14. Petoskey Stone: State Stone of Michigan

15. Summertime 
16. Co-ed Little League (Michigan Fact)
17. The Fur Trade?
18. Dogsled Production (Michigan Fact)
19. Brook Trout: State Fish of Michigan

20. Heavy Metal Weathervane (Michigan Fact)
21.Super State
22. Forest
23. Hefty Hairball (Michigan Fact)
24. Isle Royale Green Stone: State Gem of Michigan
25. Last Stagecoach Holdup (Michigan Fact)
26. Capital City, Capitol Building
27. Kalkaska Soil: State Soil of Michigan

28. Commercial Tomatoes (Michigan Fact)
29. Michigan Animals 
30. Painted Turtle: State Reptile of Michigan

31. These Were the First Americans
32. An Autumn Day
33. Crushed Auto Tires (Michigan Fact)
34. White-tailed Deer: State Game Mammal of Michigan
35. The Era of Logging
36. Cucumbers for Pickles (Michigan Fact)
37. Dwarf Lake Iris: State Wildflower of Michigan

38. A Day on the Mighty Mac 
39. Bathtub Boat (Michigan Fact)
40. Winter Air
41. Pancake Blizzard (Michigan Fact)
42. Mastodon: State Fossil of Michigan
43. Curious Questions
44. Tremendous Tricycle (Michigan Fact)
45. Trace Your Hands!

46. There's a Whole Lot More to Michigan
47. Farewell
48. This Whole State Bird Business 
49. I Wish I Lived in Michigan  

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