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At INFODAD, we rank everything we review with plus signs, ranging from one (+) [disappointing] to four (++++) [definitely worth considering]. We mostly review (+++) or better items. Very rarely, we give an exceptional item a fifth plus. We are independent reviewers and, as parents, want to help families learn which books, music, and computer-related items we and our children love...or hate. INFODAD is a service of TransCentury Communications, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida, infodad@gmail.com.

December 22, 2011

(+++) THE MODERN PIANO – AND MORE

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Michael Matthews: 14 Preludes; Bagatelles Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 10; Postlude. Daan Vandewalle, piano. Ravello. $12.99. Allen Bonde: F...

(+++) ALMOST WHOLLY HOLY

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Noël. Westminster Choir conducted by Joe Miller. Westminster Choir College. $16.99. Honegger: Une Cantate de Noël; Symphony No. 4, “De...
December 15, 2011

(++++) SPREADING CHRISTMAS CHEER

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Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas. By Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Harper. $17.99. The Happy Elf. By Harry ...

(++++) A GENUINE CLASSIC AND A PRETENDER

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The Phantom Tollbooth: The 50 th Anniversary Edition. By Norton Juster. Illustrations by Jules Feiffer. Knopf. $24. The Annotated Pha...

(++++) FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND VEGANS

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Eat, Cry, Poop: “Baby Blues” Scrapbook 28. By Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott. Andrews McMeel. $12.99. How’s That Underling Thing Worki...

(++++) STANDARD REPERTOIRE AND BEYOND

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Sibelius: Symphony No. 5; Pohjola’s Daughter; Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra. London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jukka-Pekka S...

(++++) FROM RUSSIA AND ENVIRONS

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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3; Symphonic Dances. Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano. ASO Med...

(+++) MUSIC, PICTURED

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Kinshasa Symphony: A Film by Claus Wischmann and Martin Baer. C Major DVD. $24.99. Luciano Pavarotti: A Film by Esther Schapira. Euro...
December 08, 2011

(++++) TEACHING AND PLAYING

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Coral Reefs. By Jason Chin. Neal Porter Books/Roaring Brook Press. $16.99. Jane & Mizmow. By Matthew S. Armstrong. Harper. $16.99...

(++++) SAD BUT UPLIFTING

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Charles Dickens and the Street Children of London. By Andrea Warren. Houghton Mifflin. $18.99. A Month of Sundays. By Ruth White. Far...
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