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Tobias and the Singing Pan

A read aloud picture book for kids ages 3 to 10 (Preschool to 5th Grade). Tap Read it to me and Buzzby the bee reads each page out loud, so early readers can follow along with the words.

A Buzzby StorybookTobias and the Singing Pan

Ages 3 to 10 Preschool to 5th Grade 10 pages Read aloud

The first pages

Every Saturday, Tobias went to a community center in Toronto with his uncle. That was where the steel band practised.

"The steel pan comes from Trinidad and Tobago," Uncle Winston said. "People there made the first ones from old metal oil drums."

What happens next? The rest of the story, every painted page and Buzzby's narration open with a free account.

Talk time questions

  • What were the first steel pans made from?
  • What advice helped Tobias?
  • What do you need to practice slowly?

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