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PreS-Gr 3—The Seattle-based kindie band, The Not-Its, presents 13 great rockin' songs. Recipients of a 2009 Fids & Kamily Music Award, Sarah Shannon (lead vocalist), Danny Adamson, Norea Hoeft, Tom Baisden, and Mike Bayer make good use of guitars, drums, and percussion on their third CD. Most of the songs have strong, driving beats, with a couple of slower-tempo numbers included. The tunes are catchy and the lyrics are clever. Comparing favorably with Blondie, Weezer, and the B-52s, the band sings "Freeze Tag" in which they encourage kids to drop video games and run around outside, and "Carry Me," in which a child tries to convince her unwilling father to carry her home. "Vacation," "Mathematics," "I've Got a Goat, " the clever "TV's Watching Me," "Hank Is a Rock Star," "Hot Sand," "Butterfly," "I Love Food," "Great to Be a Kid," "Puppy Dog," and "Gotta Keep on Tryin'" round out the playlist. Another great kids' rock album.—Beverly Wrigglesworth, San Antonio Public Library, TX
In this beautiful, heartrending, yet horrifying film, North Koreans tell their stories of imprisonment, sexual slavery, torture, murder, and escape to China or South Korea during the nearly 50-year regime of Kim Il Sung (1912—94). The interviews are illustrated through the interspersion of dance sequences, archival news footage, and drawings. Particularly interesting are the North Korean propaganda films celebrating Kim Il Sung as God and showing in the face of mass starvation happy workers, elaborate military displays, and the creation of a new flower in 1988 in honor of the 46th birthday of Kim's son and successor, Kim Jong Il. A valuable time line traces 20th-century events in Korea. Bonus features include previously unreleased footage of camp refugees. This mesmerizing film displays excellent production values and is highly recommended for Asia collections.—Kitty Chen Dean, formerly with Nassau Community Coll., Garden City, NY
Reviewed by Kitty Chen Dean , Dec 01, 2011

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