The Scrambled States of America Talent Show.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)

* The Scrambled States of America Talent Show. DVD. 20 min. with tchr's, guide. Weston Woods. 2009. ISBN 978-0-545-19660-4. $59.95; CD, ISBN 978-0-545-19690-1: $12.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 978-0-545-19702-1: $29.95.

Gr 2-5--In this hilarious animated version of Laurie Keller's book (Holt, 2008), the idea for a talent show comes to New York in a dream. All of the states are enthusiastic participants--Minnesota does a magic act in which he saws South Dakota in half, Iowa tells corny jokes, Hawaii and Kansas dance the hula, and Kentucky plays the banjo and sings. The "New States on the Block"--a boy band featuring New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New Hampshire--steal …