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Singing in Our Garden 1 review
Banana Slug String Band
Slug Music, 2002
So much fun they won't notice the education
The songs are catchy and fun, and have enough musical variety to keep the adults from going crazy. My five year old loves "Fungi, Bacteria, Invertebrates" and the "Water Cycle Boogie". It's especially fun to watch people's surprised faces as he sings about Evaporation, Precipitation, and ...
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The Beatles 1 1174 reviews
The Beatles
Apple, 2000
The Disadvantage of Chronology
+ Exceptional music, but 'Red' and 'Blue' are stronger compilations....
+ Number 1
+ Beatles Stil Rock
+ Buy it - great cd, really good price
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Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing-Along Symphonies 19 reviews
Beethoven's Wig
Rounder / Umgd, 2006
Excellent Way to teach the Classics
+ Symphonies anyone can LOVE!!
+ My least favorite
+ Great CD
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3 Pak: Classic Jazz5 reviews
Various Artists
Sony Cmg Mkt Group, 2001
Great value, great start to a classic jazz collection
+ LISTEN AND LEARN
+ Classy Classics of Jazz
+ 3 great discs, 1 great price
+ A better compilation than most
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The World's Very Best Opera for Kids...in English!13 reviews
Allan Monk, Brian Banion, ...
Children's Group, 2003
Opera classics for children, fine performances
+ Great way to introduce the joys of opera to children
+ Fantastic Intro to Opera
+ I finally understand what these arias mean!!!
+ If your child loves music...
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Googol Power: Multiplication Vacation Soundtrack9 reviews
Various Artists
Googol Learning, 2004
Wonderful
+ Googol Power: Mult. Vacation
+ Kids love it!
My children LOVE this CD. It has helped them so much with their mulitplication tables. My 8 year old's teacher has asked where to get it as well. Everytime we go somewhere they ask to hear it. Wonderful product!
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Arabian Nights2 reviews
Jim Weiss
Greathall Productions, 1999
My whole family loved it!
+ Wide Appeal
This is a great way to expose young readers to a more advanced story. My kids, ages 7 and 10, love to listen to this tape over and over again. Great for long rides to see grandma. I highly recommend it.
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This Land Is Your Land: Favorite American2 reviews
Phil Rosenthal
American Melody, 1999
We Really Enjoyed This!
+ At last. A CD with the classics on it!
I found this CD at my public library and thought it might be an adequate collection to introduce my 5 year old daughter to some classic American folksongs.
I have never heard of this guy Phil Rosenthal before (should I have?) but I thought all the songs were surprisingly enjoyable to listen to. ...
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Shakespeare for Children8 reviews
Jim Weiss
Greathall Productions, 1995
Great intro to the Bard
+ Nice starting point for Shakespeare.
+ Some kids like intricate stories without being pushed at all
+ MAHALO
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Story of the Orchestra : Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote ...27 reviews
Robert T. Levine
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2000
Excellent Book
+ Fun With Music
+ Wonderful, except for one major flaw
+ Great Composers for small chn
+ awesome book and CD
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Beethoven's Wig 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies20 reviews
Beethoven's Wig
Rounder / Umgd, 2004
Great lessons with Classical Music
+ Great CD
+ A must for Beethoven's Wig fans
+ Rollicking Fun
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Galileo & the Stargazers6 reviews
Jim Weiss
Greathall Prod, 1999
Excellent CD for Children! My Daughters Love This Story
+ Family fun
+ Amazing find....
+ Awesome Audio
+ a wonderful rendition, great for homeschoolers
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A Child's Celebration of Broadway: Original Casts Sing Broadway's Family Favorites6 reviews
Various Artists
Music Little People, 1995
Fabulous music for kids!
+ My Celebration of Broadway
+ Buy this!
+ I love this CD!
+ The Wave of the Future
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I'm Gonna Let It Shine2 reviews
Bill Harley
Round River, 1995
Wow
+ Beautiful!
I bought this CD after reading "Freedom Summer" and re-sparking my interest on the social movements of the 1960's.
The music is amazingly uplifting and clear. I listened to this CD for a month straight in the car and introduced it to my KDG class for Black History Month. The kids love it, and ...
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A Child's Introduction to Poetry: Listen While You Learn About the Magic Words That Have Moved Mountains, Won ...10 reviews
Michael Driscoll
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2003
Wonderful! My 6 & 8 year old boys love this!
+ Awesome !
+ A Child's Introduction to Poetry
+ Great book!
+ Whimsically Thorough
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Anaconda La Bamba!1 review
Lucas Miller
Big Kids Productions, 2004
Excellent!
We went to see a live show in downtown Austin 2 years back & bought the CD there - fun songs, wonderful energy and my 4 year old learned a few facts about nature & ecology as well :)
Highly recommend it.
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Poetry Speaks to Children (Book & CD) (Read & Hear)37 reviews
Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2005
A wonderful "stand by" gift.
+ A Pleasure to Read and Listen To
+ Great compilation!
+ Poetry speaks to children... and adults, too.
+ I love it, my wife loves it, my kids love it!
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Enviromental Songs for Kids
Coco Kallis
Smithsonian Folkways, 1999
In an age of disposability--where new, supposedly smarter products quickly outdate those less savvy--it can be difficult to teach young children the values of preserving natural resources, recycling, and responsibility to our planet. Now, in addition to modeling Earth-friendly behaviors, moms and dads can play Environmental Songs for Kids . Here New England musician and school teacher Coco ...
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This Pretty Planet5 reviews
Tom Chapin
Sony Wonder (Audio), 2000
This Pretty Planet
+ Teaches importance of taking care of our Earth
+ best environmental songs ever
+ If you want to "grow an environmentalist" start here
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Singing Science: Tickle Tune Typhoon4 reviews
Singing Science
Music Little People, 2002
Singing Science: Tickle Tune Typhoon
+ Love the music, but...
+ Excellent introduction to science!!!
+ Science Fun for school-age kids
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