Audio Pick--Literacy in Motion
RSSFrom SLJ May 2006
Beverly Bixler, San Antonio Public Library, TX -- School Library Journal, 05/01/2006
1 CD. 63:17 min. with tchr’s. guide, booklet. The Learning Station (learningstationmusic.com). 2005. #CD1500. $15.
PreS-Gr 3–The Learning Station’s Don, Laurie, and Jan have written and sing 20 wonderful original songs, each of which ties into a well-known children’s picture book, many of them Caldecott Award or Honor winners. Designed to motivate children to read, 10 of the songs are new to this album, and 10 have been previously offered on other Learning Station recordings. The trio use rock, Jamaican, folk, country, and African-style music to give the collection variety. The lyrics booklet includes instructions for each tune. Among the songs are “Wild Things” (Where the Wild Things Are), “I Had a Little Overcoat” (Joseph Had a Little Overcoat), “Head to Toe Dance” (From Head to Toe), “The Giving Song” (The Giving Tree), “Tappy Tappy” (Tikki Tikki Tembo), “Want to Whistle” (Whistle for Willie), “Swahili Counting Song” (Moja Means One), “No, No, No, No” (No, David!), “I Know an Old Lady” (There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly), and others. Children’s librarians will want to use this great resource to enhance their story time activities.
