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Pedro 'n' Pip: A Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey for Eco-Kids
Pedro 'n' Pip was conceived over twenty five years ago on a vacation in Cozumel Mexico. I was sunbathing while my friend went scuba diving and I heard the raspy voice of Pedro, an imagined octopus, in a dream while napping. I wasn't a scuba diver, and have always been afraid of deep water and oceans.
I was half awake, lucidly streaming thoughts about blaring an electric guitar right off a coral bank somewhere near by. I had no reference for this idea, nor did I pay much attention to the electric sound of a telecaster. Nevertheless, the idea was planted in my mind and gestated there until I got my job on Saturday Night Live.
It was on SNL that I met GE Smith started traveling with Dylan all around the world. I slowly conceived my characters. A charming little girl and a reclusive rocker who had lost his fans because of the contamination. The book wrote itself.
When I first started living with GE Smith, I started singing the melodies and what would become the score. The songs just poured out of me without any effort. It culminated in a staged show and was presented "live" in the legendary theater, the Village Gate. The amazing, talented Patricia Birch (GREASE) directed the show and years later directed me through the audiobook.
As anyone in theater knows, songs are used to move the story along, so this fourteen song score, was an amazing thing to create. I was supported by the very best musicians and singers who put their heart and soul into the soundtrack.
While all of these songs were originally sung live, it was because of Skype and garage band that we were were able to record Robbie Wyckoff from LA, and David Broza from Tel Aviv. So, this is a worldwide effort.
What inspired me to recreate this project and recreate was another oil spill in the Gulf. Thousands of people lost their jobs or livelihoods as fisherman. I was working with Environmental Defense Fund to come up with a concert series to address folks who lived on the Mississippi, and they wanted something educational to give to the kids in the community. Thus, Pedro 'n' Pip.
Pedro 'n' Pip is a tale of an innocent, brave girl, who knows in her heart she can make a difference in the world. She takes on all of her fears and challenges them and then challenges her parents and scary sea creatures to cross barriers so the world can become a cleaner and more tolerant place. Most importantly, "Pedro 'n' Pip" teaches us how we can transform our world if we make an effort.
I was half awake, lucidly streaming thoughts about blaring an electric guitar right off a coral bank somewhere near by. I had no reference for this idea, nor did I pay much attention to the electric sound of a telecaster. Nevertheless, the idea was planted in my mind and gestated there until I got my job on Saturday Night Live.
It was on SNL that I met GE Smith started traveling with Dylan all around the world. I slowly conceived my characters. A charming little girl and a reclusive rocker who had lost his fans because of the contamination. The book wrote itself.
When I first started living with GE Smith, I started singing the melodies and what would become the score. The songs just poured out of me without any effort. It culminated in a staged show and was presented "live" in the legendary theater, the Village Gate. The amazing, talented Patricia Birch (GREASE) directed the show and years later directed me through the audiobook.
As anyone in theater knows, songs are used to move the story along, so this fourteen song score, was an amazing thing to create. I was supported by the very best musicians and singers who put their heart and soul into the soundtrack.
While all of these songs were originally sung live, it was because of Skype and garage band that we were were able to record Robbie Wyckoff from LA, and David Broza from Tel Aviv. So, this is a worldwide effort.
What inspired me to recreate this project and recreate was another oil spill in the Gulf. Thousands of people lost their jobs or livelihoods as fisherman. I was working with Environmental Defense Fund to come up with a concert series to address folks who lived on the Mississippi, and they wanted something educational to give to the kids in the community. Thus, Pedro 'n' Pip.
Pedro 'n' Pip is a tale of an innocent, brave girl, who knows in her heart she can make a difference in the world. She takes on all of her fears and challenges them and then challenges her parents and scary sea creatures to cross barriers so the world can become a cleaner and more tolerant place. Most importantly, "Pedro 'n' Pip" teaches us how we can transform our world if we make an effort.
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December 16, 2016
Pedro 'n’ Pip: A Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey for Eco-Kids is a unique children's book by Taylor Barton. Pedro ‘n’ Pip is a raucous, uplifting rock 'n' roll odyssey about a tenacious ten-year-old girl, named Pip, and a ‘rockoctopus’, Pedro, who she meets while scuba diving after an oil spill in the Gulf. Together, they forge a powerful friendship and unite sea creatures and landlubbers alike to help clean up our waters for the good of all. A blend of colorful illustrations, easy-to-understand messages and an embedded musical score of more than a dozen original songs performed by a cast of award-winning musicians, including the legendary GE Smith, Robbie Wyckoff, (voice on Phineas and Ferb) Ella Moffly, Christine Ohlman, The Persuasions, David Broza and Jillette Johnson.
Pedro 'n’ Pip: A Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey for Eco-Kids is an interesting story- one that music fans, ecologically concerned children, and amateur marine biologists will understand and appreciate the most. Pip is a young girl with a vivid imagination and love of nature. When her father's company is involved in an oil spill her mission to help clean up is born- which lead her to the singing octopus Pedro. Yes, the story is strange, very much so, I do not mind that, and in some cases really appreciated it. I feel the same way about the inclusion of song lyrics. Sometimes this works, but I felt like the combination of both in the same book made it a little too unfocused. I just could not get lost in the story. Every time I would start to get into the flow another crazy event of song would pop up and I would lose the flow of the story. The adult is the story seemed to be fairly realistic at times, but more often than not completely unlikable. Pip's father had me upset with him in the very beginning, and I never really got over that- even when he was doing better.
Pedro 'n’ Pip: A Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey for Eco-Kids is an interesting story- one that music fans, ecologically concerned children, and amateur marine biologists will understand and appreciate the most. Pip is a young girl with a vivid imagination and love of nature. When her father's company is involved in an oil spill her mission to help clean up is born- which lead her to the singing octopus Pedro. Yes, the story is strange, very much so, I do not mind that, and in some cases really appreciated it. I feel the same way about the inclusion of song lyrics. Sometimes this works, but I felt like the combination of both in the same book made it a little too unfocused. I just could not get lost in the story. Every time I would start to get into the flow another crazy event of song would pop up and I would lose the flow of the story. The adult is the story seemed to be fairly realistic at times, but more often than not completely unlikable. Pip's father had me upset with him in the very beginning, and I never really got over that- even when he was doing better.
October 26, 2016
Pip is a young lady who wants to be a marine biologist when she grows up. She is concerned about the cleanliness of the oceans. When the company her father works for is involved in an oil spill, Pip and her mother convince him to learn how to scuba dive so he and Pip can go down and help clean up the spill. While in Mexico scuba diving, Pip meets Pedro, the rock and roll octopus. When he gets captured and placed in an aquarium, not only is Pip trying to help clean up the polluted water in the Gulf of Mexico, but now wants to rescue Pedro. This is an engaging story about a budding environmentalist that will help get children interested in earth-saving causes. This story also contains several songs that are featured in the story.
Topics covered include environmental responsibility, compassion for all living creatures and a kindness to the animals that are part of our world and share the planet with us. This book would be a good one to use with middle grade students.
Topics covered include environmental responsibility, compassion for all living creatures and a kindness to the animals that are part of our world and share the planet with us. This book would be a good one to use with middle grade students.
October 6, 2016
Pedro 'n' Pip
by Taylor Barton
IBOOKS
Parenting & Families, Children's Fiction
Pub Date 21 Jul 2016
I was given a copy of Pedro n Pip through the publisher and their partnership with Netgalley in exchange for my honest review which is as follows:
Pip is a nine year old girl who lives in New Orleans. Pip goes Scuba Diving off an oil spill where she meets Pedro an Octupus who loves Rock N Roll.
This fun and educational story is sure to keep your middle grade reader entertained.
I give Pedro N Pip five out of five stars.
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