
Take the chorus lead-in at 0:42, which creates a strong rhythmic tension by repeating its seven-beat melodic phrase such that the stress patterns of the second iteration are out of sync with the underlying 4/4 metre. The links between sections are masterful too. Not only does it contribute to one of the song’s signature hooks by boldly doubling the first half of the chorus vocal melody, but it also sprinkles the song with diverting ear candy - for example, the fill before “ain’t it sad” at 1:28 and the longer counter-melody under “aah… all the things I could do” at 2:12-2:18. When they are not working, Gross and her husband enjoy cooking, gardening, and vacationing in Vermont, where they have a tiny A-frame house in the woods.This is one of my all-time favourite arrangements - there’s just so much to enjoy here! The part that probably stands out most for me is the bass. She welcomes questions and comments from children, and often uses their input to make her work more thorough. Since then, Gross has written numerous books for children, specializing in nonfiction and re-tellings of traditional tales. “I was finally doing what I had always wanted to do - without knowing that it was what I had always wanted to do.” Such skills served her well when she wrote her first children's book, What Do Animals Eat?, in 1970, and though she initially assumed she would return to medical writing, she never did. Instead she went on to a successful career as a medical writer, where she became adept at thorough and meticulous research and translating complex medical information into nontechnical language. Although her first job out of college was as an editorial assistant for a children's publishing house, Gross never planned to write for children herself. Instead she went on to a successful career as a medical writer, where she became adept at thorough Born in Philadelphia and raised in Florida, Ruth Belov Gross has lived in New York City ever since graduating from the University of Miami in 1950. But it’s part of showing history, talking through impact of a patriarchal society, and touching on other evils as part of the world, in order to help young people better understand it.moreīorn in Philadelphia and raised in Florida, Ruth Belov Gross has lived in New York City ever since graduating from the University of Miami in 1950. I have no idea what another reviewer is on about calling the book ‘propaganda.’ As I said, it’s dated - it exclusively talks about men as barterers and traders and architects of money (it even shows someone bartering a hatchet for a woman). It does provide some interesting perspective on the history of money, what effects the change to metal currency had, and how it became standard to have state-backed coins and paper notes. I have no idea what another reviewer is on about calling the book ‘propaganda.’ As I said, it’s dated - it exclusively talks about men as barterers and traders and architects of money (it even shows someone MONEY MONEY MONEY is a dated book (it is almost 50 years old), and it presumes the reader is from the US. MONEY MONEY MONEY is a dated book (it is almost 50 years old), and it presumes the reader is from the US.
