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EARLY CHILDHOOD

NOTE: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
DVD J428.4 ICAN		I Can Read!: Songs for Reading I can read: songs for reading is a fun-filled musical introduction to the basic world that will accelerate beginning readers.
CD JZM PALM CCCT H 09	Palmer, Hap	Can Cockatoos Count by Twos? Teaching guide with lyrics and activities included inside container.
CD JZM PALM LBS-2 E 22	Palmer, Hap	Learning Basic Skills Through Music Vol. 2 Movement activities designed to develop a child's listening, perceptual and cognitive skills. More challenging than v. 1 and 2.
CD JZM PALM LBS-5 E 94	Palmer, Hap	Learning Basic Skills Through Music Vol. 5 Movement activities designed to develop a child's listening, perceptual and cognitive skills. More challenging than v. 1 and 2.
KIT J372.21	Caudle, Brad	Rock 'N Learn Colors, Shapes & Counting This playful tape/book set really involves listeners. Kids aged 2-5 learn basic colors, shapes and counting up to 20 by interacting with characters on tape using a full-color book.
PLAYAWAY J649.123 THOMP	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	Essential Preschool Skills Singing along with fun new songs will jumpstart your preschooler's life-long love of learning.
PLAYAWAY J782.42 THOMP	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	The Ultimate Early Learning Collection Original songs that teach young children the alphabet, consonant and vowel sounds, colors, shapes, animals, days of the week, months of the year, numbers and counting, nursery rhymes, personal safety rules, manners, and motor skills.
PTC J372.21 SCHIL	Schiller, Pam	Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! From "Baby Bumblebee" to "The Ants Go Marching," children will sing and learn about the insects they encounter in their own backyards. The enclosed CD features 21 fun songs-old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 250 activities that help children appreciate the wonderful world of bugs.
PTC J372.21 SCHIL	Schiller, Pam	Fabulous Food From "Sipping Cider Through a Straw" to "Apples and Bananas," children will sing and learn about a variety of foods while exploring nutrition and traditions. The enclosed CD features 25 fun songs-old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 300 activities that help children appreciate the fabulous food we enjoy every day.
PTC J372.21 SCHIL	Schiller, Pam	School Days From "The Alphabet Song" to "The Nursery Rhyme Rap," children will sing and learn about a place they spend much of their time: school. The enclosed CD features 28 songs-old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 300 activities that teach children about starting school, the alphabet, the months of the year, and much more.
PTC J372.414	Schiller, Pam	Do You Know the Muffin Man?: an Essential Preschool Literacy Resource
PTC J372.6 CHURC	Church, Ellen Booth	The Great Big Book of Classroom Songs, Rhymes and Cheers: 200 Easy, Playful Language Experiences that Build Literacy and Community in Your Classroom Build literacy and community in your classroom with this delightful collection of easy-to-learn songs, rhymes, and cheers.
PTC J372.87 SCHIL	Schiller, Pam	And the Cow Jumped Over the Moon!: Over 650 Activities to Teach Toddlers Using Familiar Rhymes and Songs: for Toddlers and Twos
PTC J372.87 SCHIL	Schiller, Pam	Bountiful Earth From "Down by the Bay" to "I Love the Mountains," children will sing and learn about our wonderful world. The enclosed CD features 25 fun songs-old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 300 activities that help children appreciate the amazing planet Earth that we call home.
PTC J372.87 SCHIl	Schiller, Pam	Honk, Honk, Rattle, Rattle "The Wheels on the Bus" and "A Bicycle Built for Two" are just two of the songs about transportation on this collection's audio CD. The CD is accompanied by a book with over 250 activities that creatively expand on the transportation theme. Illustrations.
PTC J372.87 SCHIL	Schiller, Pam	Wild, Wild West CD features twenty-six songs and the book offers more than 300 activities that teach children about cowboys and life on the prairie.
PTC J372.873 ARAUJ	Araujo, Nina	Easy Songs for Smooth Transitions in the Classroom
PTC J398.8 TRAUG	Traugh, Steven	Mother Goose Brain Boost "…uses the natural benefits of music and movement to enhance your regular preschool and early elementary program…"--back cover.

ECOLOGY

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
DVD J333.72 SCHOO		School House Rock! Earth Featuring classic characters as Interplanet Jane and Mr. Morton, this collection of 10 new cartoons focuses on ways to save the environment, like water conservation and biodiversity.
CD JZM CHAP TPP S 98	Chapin, Tom	This Pretty Planet Come blow your horn -- Mother Earth's routine -- Two kinds of seagulls / with Ruth K. Westheimer, vocals -- R-E-C-Y-C-L-E -- The signs of dawn -- Good garbage -- This pretty planet II / with Cissy Houston, vocals -- The year 3000 -- Passengers -- The wheel of the water -- Clean machine -- Happy Earth Day -- Someone's gonna use it -- Song of the Earth -- This pretty planet / with Judy Collins, vocals.
CD JZM CHAPIN ME A 34	Chapin, Tom	Mother Earth A song of one (2:29) -- Two kinds of seagulls (2:41) -- The wheel of the water (2:09) -- The picnic of the world (2:08) -- Sailing to the sea (2:59) -- Good garbage (2:45) -- Mother Earth's routine (3:01) -- Cousins (3:24) -- On my way to school (2:24) -- Stone soup (3:41) -- A capital ship (2:50) -- All through the night (2:26) -- Thanksgiving day (2:45).
CD JZM MICH NN S07	Miche, Mary	Nature Nuts Science and ecology songs for kids ages 3-11 years.
CD JZM PUT PGS S 32		Put on Your Green Shoes An all-star album dedicated to healing the planet.
CD JZM RAFFI EE M 60	Raffi	Evergreen, Everblue Intro -- Evergreen, everblue -- Mama's kitchen -- Big beautiful planet -- Alive and dreaming -- Where I live -- What's the matter with us -- Our dear, dear mother -- Just like the sun -- Clean rain -- One light, one sun -- We are not alone.
CD JZM SKIERA SAS K 24	Skiera-Zucek, Lois	Save the Animals, Save the Earth Save the animals, save the earth (2:34) -- I live in the zoo (2:19) -- The rainforest (2:53) -- In the jungle tonight (3:20) -- Endangered animal babies (3:06) -- The wetlands (2:48) -- Baby whooping crane (3:51) -- The animal rap (2:55) -- What can I do? (2:53) -- The animals are talking (2:21) -- The platypus polka party (2:44) -- The animal alphabet song (2:52) -- It's everyone's world (2:58).
CD JZM VANMANEN HPH P 51	Van Manen, Dave	Healthy Planet Healthy People Songs to promote self-esteem and to remind us to protect the environment.
CD JZM WCD C 01	Newton, Jim	We Can Do We can do -- We are a rainbow -- State laughs -- Wouldn't it -- Be real -- Good while it lasted -- One day at a time -- Start at the start -- Let's recycle everything -- Earth is our home -- Don't bug me -- On my island -- Life is aloha -- Peaceable kingdom.
CD KIT JE	Chapin, Tom	Sing a Whale Song Timothy loves the sea more than anything else. After magically turning into a whale he learns that the sea is becoming polluted and is given a song to sing to help others understand about pollution.

FOLK/CULTURAL MUSIC

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
CD JZM JENKINS TWE S09	Jenkins, Ella	Travellin' with Ella Jenkins: A Bilingual Journey Folk singer Ella Jenkins and children from the Cross-Cultural Family Center of San Francisco travel around the world in this musical journey.
CD JZM COLL STC-2 Y52		The Story That the Crow Told Me, vol. 2 Folk and popular songs, "that would have been either sung to children or by them, or both."--container.
CD JZM COLL OSN W13		On a Starry Night Lullabies from around the world sung in various languages. Countries represented: U.S., Japan, Indonesia, Brazil, Ireland, Ghana, Cuba, Iceland, Congo, England, Israel, Russia, Germany.
CD JZM COLL STC-1 Y51		The Story That the Crow Told Me Vol. 1
CD JZM JENKINS MCS S 45	Jenkins, Ella	Multicultural Children's Songs
CD JZM JENKINS WAC S 06	Jenkins, Ella	We are America's Children
CD JZM SWEET IGS M 34	Sweet Honey in the Rock	I Got Shoes
J782.42 MCGIL	McGill, Alice	In the Hollow of Your Hand: Slave Lullabies A collection of lullabies orally transmitted by African-American slaves revealing their hardships and sorrows as well as soothing notes of well-being and belief in a better time to come.
J782.42162	Riley, Martha Chrisman	Backwoods Heritage: Traditional Songs, Dances, Fiddle Tunes and More
J784.751	Bierhorst, John	Songs of the Chippewa
KIT J970.1		Myth, Music and Dance of the American Indian "Am actovotu-oriented sourcebook of American Indian tradition, based upon the music and culture of 21 tribes.
M J782.25		All Night, All Day: A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals A selection of twenty spirituals, that distinctive music from the time of slavery. Includes piano accompaniment and guitar chords.
M J782.4	Burgie, Irving	Caribbean Carnival: Songs of the West Indies A collection of calypso, a uniquely West Indian musical expression.
M J782.4	Krull, Kathleen	Gonna Sing My Head Off! American Folk Songs for Children A collection of American folk songs for children, including "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "Sweet Betsy from Pike," "This Land is Your Land," and "The Mockingbird Song."
M J782.42		Games Children Sing around the World: Twelve Singing Games from Twelve Countries "Collection created by the World Leisure and Recreation Association with its cooperating international members and affiliates ..."
M J782.42		Let Your Voice Be Heard! Songs from Ghana and Zimbabwe Words in the Akan and Shona languages; also printed as texts with English translations.
M J782.42	Orozco, Jose-Luis	De Colores and Other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children Lyrics (in Spanish and English) and music of 27 children's songs from Spanish-speaking countries.
M J782.42	Silverman, Jerry	Children's Songs Thirty songs with an Afro-American source, including One More River, The Gray Goose, and Hush Little Children.
M J782.42 GLORI		The Glorious American Songbook Includes over 50 favorites from "Yankee Doodle" to "This Land is Your Land" to "Grand Old Flag" and illustrated with classic artwork from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
M J784.49969	Roes, Carol	Children's Songs from Hawaii
M J784.8 WHITE	White, Florence	Children's Songs from Japan Translations, transliterations, and introductions to songs prepared by Akiyama.
M S J782.42 FIEST	Orozco, Jose-Luis	Fiestas: A Year of Latin American Songs of Celebration
PTC J372.89 WEST	West, Tracey	Teaching American History with Favorite Folk Songs The colonial period and the American revolution -- Westward expansion -- The Civil War.
PTC J782.42 CAMPB	Campbell, Patricia Shehan	Traditional Songs of Singing Cultures: a World Sampler
PTC J782.42 MYTH	De Cesare, Ruth	Myth, Music and Dance of the American Indian: Teacher's Resource Book An activity-oriented sourcebook of American Indian tradition, based upon the music and culture of 21 tribes.
PTC KIT J372.87	Lipman, Doug	We All Go Together: Creative Activities for Children to Use with Multicultural Folksongs
S CD JZM COLL FM M 25		Fiesta Musical: A Musical Adventure through Latin America for Children Various performers ; with Emilio Delgado ("Luis" of Sesame Street).

GENERAL

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
KIT J372 WHYTE	Whyte, Donna	Sing Yourself Smart Includes songs that will aid in teaching and reinforcing information about vowels and sounds, money, colors, shapes, skip-counting, days of the week, months of the year, and many more concepts.
PTC J372.87 CAVAL	Cavaliere, Katrina	Music for Everyone! Pre-K to 2nd "You don't have to be a great singer to foster children's interest in music. Just encourage them to sing, dance, march, and play instruments--at school or at home"...--Cover back.
PTC J372.87 STORM	Storms, Jerry	101 More Music Games for Children This collection offers parents, teachers, and anyone else who works with kids a wide array of ingenious sound and dance activities from a variety of cultures to get kids singing, dancing, listening, interacting, and involved.
PTC J782.42 REID, 2007	Reid, Rob	Children's Jukebox: the Select Subject Guide to Children's Musical Recordings
PTC KIT J780.071	Tickle Tune Typhoon	Music For the Whole Child

GEOGRAPHY

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
CD JZM CHAP AWB S 01	Chapin, Tom	Around the World and Back Again
CD JZM COLL GER A 01		Germany [World Of Kids]
J973	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	Rhythm, Rhyme and Read: States and Capitals Uses music to teach basic concepts in reading, with emphasis on consonants and vowels, and the phonetic method.
KIT J910	Troxel, Larry	Geography Songs
KIT J973	Caudle, Brad	Rock 'N Learn States & Capitals Rap Uses rap songs as a fun way to learn the states & capitals of the United States

HEALTH/SAFETY

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
CD JZM FINK HY R 21	Fink, Cathy	Help Yourself
CD JZM GALL HHH K 35	Gallina, Jill	Health, Hygiene & Hugs: Songs for Little Ones
CD JZM LITW BBF U 00	Litwin, Eric	Building Blocks for a Healthy Future Songs for young children to promote self-esteem and establish healthy habits.
CD JZM PALM LBS-H E 26	Palmer, Hap	Learning Basic Skills Through Music: Health and Safety
CD JZM WADD MRC K14	Waddell, Dottie	Make the Right Choice Songs about drugs, smoking, alcohol, safety and more.
J612 SCHOE	Schoenberg, Jane	My Bodyworks: Songs About Your Bones, Muscles, Heart and More
KIT J362.7	Brady, Janeen	Safety Kids Provides instruction to help children avoid becoming victims of sexual assault, kidnap, or abuse.
KIT J612.3	Burstein, John	Slim Goodbody's Nutrition Edition
KIT J613 JORDA	Jordan, Sara	Healthy Habits (for Early Learners)

HISTORY

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
CD JZM COLL AR R 13	Schoolhouse Rock	America Rock
CD JZM SPRO MAH S 08	Sprout, Jonathan	More American Heroes
CD JZM SPROUT AH S 07	Sprout, Jonathan	American Heroes
J782.4 CIVIL	McNeil, Keith	Civil War Songbook Includes melody line, guitar chords, words, and historical commentary.
J782.42	Silverman, Jerry	Songs and Stories from the American Revolution
J973.3	Dahl, Michael	Bring Us Water, Molly Pitcher!: A Fun Song About the Battle of Monmouth Relates the Revolutionary War adventures of Mary Hays, called Molly Pitcher for bringing fresh water to colonial troops during the Battle of Monmouth, interspersed with verses of original song lyrics to be sung to the tune of "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain."
J973.3	Dahl, Michael	Keep on Sewing, Betsy Ross!: A Fun Song About the First American Flag Relates the Revolutionary War adventures of Betsy Ross, who sewed the first American flag at the request of George Washington, interspersed with verses of original song lyrics to be sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle."
J973.332	Dahl, Michael	Row, Row, Row the Boats: A Fun Song About George Washington Crossing the Delaware Relates the Revolutionary War adventures of George Washington as he led his troops toward the Battle of Trenton, interspersed with verses of original song lyrics to be sung to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat."
KIT J782.42	Anderson, William	Musical Memories of Laura Ingalls Wilder "Songs known to Laura Ingalls Wilder's family during the frontier era"--Accompanying book, p. 53.
KIT J782.42 BEALL, 2005	Beall, Pamela Conn	Wee Sing America
KIT J782.42 MCNEI	McNeil, Keith	Civil War Songs
KIT J973	Goodman, Ailene S.	Abe Lincoln in Song and Story
KIT J973	Troxel, Larry	History Songs "Eleven songs teach over 100 dates and events of United States history, from 1492 to 1991...the musical styles capture the eras and will captivate listeners of all ages."
KIT J973.2 ENSLO	Enslow, Anne	Music of the American Colonies "Explores songs of the colonial period in their historical context."
KIT J973.2 MCNEI	McNeil, Keith	Colonial & Revolution Songs
M J782.4	McNeil, Keith	Colonial & Revolution Songbook
M J782.4	Silverman, Jerry	Singing our Way West: Songs and Stories of America's Westward Expansion Interweaves the history of America's territorial expansion with songs.
M J782.42	Axelrod, Alan	Songs of the Wild West
M J784.71 BRAND	Brand, Oscar	Songs of '76: A Folksinger's History of the Revolution
M J784.8 LYONS	Lyons, John Henry	Stories of Our American Patriotic Songs
PTC J372.89 WEST	West, Tracey	Teaching American History with Favorite Folk Songs
PTC J780.9772	Riley, Martha Chrisman	Singing Indiana History, a musical resource guide for teachers Contains words to many songs from Indiana, about Indiana, and by Indiana composers. Words to the songs on the Singing Indiana history sound cassettes.
V J973 AM 33	Schoolhouse Rock	America Rock A series of three-minute informational programs for children set to lively music and rhyming lyrics.

LANGUAGE/LITERACY

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
CD JZM AVNI IAE S 01	Avni, Fran	I'm All Ears: Sing Into Reading
CD JZM BOLL AJ V29	Bollinger, Cathy	Alphabet Jam: Songs and Rhymes to Build Early Reading Skills Presents 36 songs for learning the alphabet as a sing-a-long activity for building reading skills.
CD JZM FELD TR J13	Feldman, Jean R.	Totally Reading
CD JZM PALM CJS H 10	Palmer, Hap	Can a Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet? Basic movement activities to songs which encourage learning traditional concepts such as colors, numbers, letters, phonics, days of the week, animals, opposites, and occupations.
CD JZM PALM LBS E 21	Palmer, Hap	Learning Basic Skills Through Music: Vocabulary
CD JZM PALM OLS H 12	Hap Palmer	One Little Sound: Fun with Phonics and Numbers Activities and songs which encourage learning of the alphabet, phonics and numbers.
CD JZM PALM TLS H 14	Hap Palmer	Two Little Sounds: Fun with Phonics and Numbers Activities and songs which encourage learning of the alphabet, phonics and numbers.
CD JZM SCHIL LL K 78	Schiller, Pamela Byrne	Leaping Literacy Uses rhythm and movement as tools to reinforce basic literacy foundation skills: letter knowledge, vocabulary development, spatial relationships, and phonological awareness.
CD JZM UNCLE READ B06	The Uncle Brothers	Reading: Songs to Spark the Imagination
J027.625 BALKI	Balkin, Alfred	Tune Up to Literacy: Original Songs and Activities for Kids
J372.241 ANDRE	Andrews, Jill	Fiddle-Dee-Dee: Songs, Stories & Activities Ready-to-use resources include 200 activities and descriptions of 250 award-winning children's books related to the songs. Programs for each song include reproducible sheet music and lyrics, quick arts and crafts activities with full-page patterns and annotated reading lists.
J372.465 JORDA	Jordano, Kimberly	Phonemic Awareness Songs & Rhymes: Fun Lyrics Sung to Familiar Tunes Includes interactive, theme-related songs and rhymes, some reproducible, that can be incorporated into lessons for reading development.
KIT J372.4 TRAUG	Traugh, Steven	Fun Phonics (series)
KIT J372.414	Caudle, Brad	Rock 'N Learn Letter Sounds Teaches the alphabet and phonics through singing and games.
KIT J372.61	Caudle, Brad	Rock 'N Learn Grammar. Vol. 1 [Nouns, Pronouns & Verbs]
KIT J782.42 DAI	Dai Zovi, Lonnie	Rockin' Rhythms and Rhymes: Musical Chants, Rhythms, and Rhymes for the ESL Classroom
PLAYAWAY J372.465 THOMP	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	Phonics Phonics is a fun, kid-friendly method of learning to read through repetition, rhythm, and original songs.
PTC J027.6251 DIXON	Dixon, Tiara	The Sound of Storytime "…embodies the positives (of storytime) and adds the magic of music…"--preface
PTC J372.87 CARLO	Carlow, Regina	Exploring the Connection Between Children's Literature and Music

MATH

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
CD JZM COLL WII R 15		What Is It?: Musical Math & Science Uses songs to teach foundational math and science skills.
KIT J372 SHELD	Sheldon, Ken	Sing Along and Learn Marvelous Math Teach essential math skills with toe-tapping tunes about important math topics such as: addition, subtraction, shapes, measuring, money, and more.
KIT J372.7	Caudle, Brad	Rock 'N Learn Addition & Subtraction An entertaining approach for learning beginning addition and subtraction concepts and developing accurate recall of facts.
KIT J372.7	Caudle, Brad	Rock 'N Learn Addition & Subtraction Country Original country songs with educational lyrics teach addition & subtraction facts through 18. Includes activity book with reproducible worksheets
KIT J372.7	Caudle, Brad	Rock 'N Learn Multiplication With a variety of rock music styles, this updated learning presentation catches attention and provides a professional sound never before heard on math recordings.
KIT J372.7	Caudle, Brad	Rock 'N Learn Multiplication Rap Featuring today's "dance rap" style that kids love, this program contains tables through 12, and each group of facts has its own unique rap song.
KIT J512.92	Troxel, Kathy	Addition Songs Sing-along songs to teach counting 1 to 20 and all the addition facts from 1+1 to 9+9.
KIT J512.92	Troxel, Kathy	Multiplication Songs
KIT J512.92	Troxel, Kathy	Subtraction Songs
KIT J513 LOWE	Lowe, Amy	Math Music Eight engaging songs that teach children basic rules for measuring length, capacity, temperature, perimeter, area, time, & the Metric System
KIT J513.214 TROXE	Troxel, Kathy	Division Songs Eleven sing-along songs teach division facts.
PLAYAWAY J513.21 THOMP	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	Multiplication, Division Improve math skills and test scores with these original songs that teach multiplication and division.
PLAYAWAY J513.231 THOMP	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	Multiplication Rap Improve math skills with these original songs that teach factors 0-12.
PTC J332.4	McMorrow, Annalisa	A Diller A Dollar Cross curriculum activities for teachers or home schoolers of pre-school to kindergarten children on the subject of money.
PTC M J782.42 MENDL	Mendlesohn, Esther	Teaching Primary Math with Music Thirty classroom-tested songs explore order, number families, geometry place value, time, measurement, problem solving, and more. Provides piano music and chords for all the songs, plus teaching activities with blackline masters.
V J332.024 M74R	Schoolhouse Rock	Money Rock
V J513.2 MULTI	Schoolhouse Rock	Multiplication Rock Kids join in with these electrifying videos to develop quick, accurate recall for facts through 12. Positive lyrics, cool music, and colorful animation keep kids motivated

MUSICAL CONCEPTS

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
PTC J372.87	Adair, Audrey J.	Basic Music Theory: 50 Ready-to-Use Activities for Grades 3 - 9 A ready-to-use 7-unit music curriculum. Each illustrated unit focuses on one area & provides 50 reproducible worksheets, a handy teacher's guide, progress chart, & more.
PTC J372.87	Adair, Audrey J.	Ready-to-Use Music Activities Kit This kit features 204 reproducible activities to easily build skills in reading music, singing, composing, music theory, listening, ear training, and instruments of band and orchestra for grades kindergarten through eight. Spiral-bound.
PTC J372.87	Gagne, Denise	Singing Games Children Love, Volume 1
PTC J372.87	Gagne, Denise	Singing Games Children Love, Volume 2
PTC J372.87	Kline, Tod F.	Music Today and Every Day: Ready-to-Use Music Lessons and Activities for the Elementary Grades
PTC J372.87	Pressnall, Debra Olson and Lorilee Malecha	The Big Book of Music Games Offers materials that strengthen basic music concepts and reading skills. Through these games students have opportunities to practice identifying notes,rests, and other commonly used symbols as well as notes on the treble and bass clef staffs.
PTC J780.7	Abramson, Robert M.	Rhythm Games for Perception and Cognition Contains games and activities that follow the Dalcroze model. It encourages teachers and students to invent their own variations for active participation in music and movement. Includes 2 CDs.
PTC J780.7	Yurko, Michiko	Music Mind Games Uses educational games to teach music theory and reading music.
PTC J780.92	Kinghorn, Harriet	Let's Meet Famous Composers Biographies for 19 of the world's most famous composers are included along with reproducible activities, evaluations, a glossary, a bibliography, and enrichment and research activities.
PTC J781	Luppens, Valeaira and Greg Foreman	Making the Grade: Creative Standards-Based Lessons for the Music Classroom For music teachers and substitute music teachers of grades 3-6. Lesson plans specifically target each of the nine MENC National Standards for Music Education.
PTC J781.224	Abramson, Robert M.	Feel It!: Rhythm Games for All An activity book, including two CDs of musical accompaniment, from Robert Abramson, a leading authority in the principles and use of the Dalcroze method. Feel It! offers parents, teachers, and other caregivers a wide selection for developing behaviors that lead to cooperation, character, good listening, and body skills.
PTC J781.42	Storms, Jerry	101 Music Games for Children: Fun and Learning with Rhythm and Song Helps children learn about music and sound while they develop the ability to listen, concentrate, be creative, improvise, and trust one another.
PTC J781.438	Weikart, Phyllis	75 Ensemble Warm-Ups: Activities for Bands, Choirs, and Orchestras
PTC J786.8	Connors, Abigail Flesch	101 Rhythm Instrument Activities for Young Children Includes activities to bring music into the classroom and offer ways for children to participate in the music experience, using rhythm sticks, sand blocks, bells, shakers, and more.
PTC J786.9	Kalani	The Amazing Jamnasium: A Playful Companion to Together in Rhythm Features a unique collection of rhythm-based, integrative games and activities.
PTC M J784.68	Gallina, Michael and Jill	Strike Up the Rhythm Band

PHYSICAL FITNESS/MOVEMENT

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
CD JZM GOLDSM YY K92	Goldsmith, Rachelle Clare	Yoga and You: Basic Yoga Techniques for Beginners These routine offer breathing exercises that can that can be done while standing or seated. Designed for beginners of all ages, the step-by-step narration helps you practice slowly, correctly and in relation to the sound of your breathing.
CD JZM WIGG GS K31	Wiggles	Getting Strong: Wiggle and Learn Songs for health and physical development, language, and literacy.
KIT J372.86	Stewart, Georgiana	A Thriller for Kids
KIT J613.7	Bergman, Gay	The Aerobic Express for Kids
KIT J613.71	Rosenholtz, Stephen	Move Like the Animals
KIT J613.71 MOZART		Moving with Mozart This project places an emphasis on directed movement activities while a variety of Mozart compositions play in the background.
M J782.4 BOOK	Feierabend, John	The Book of Bounces A collection of songs and rhymes that involve finger play, for infants and toddlers.
M J782.4 BOOK	Feierabend, John	The Book of Simple Songs & Circles
M J784.624	Nelson, Esther L.	Musical Games for Children of All Ages
PTC J372.86 PICA	Pica, Rae	Wiggle, Giggle, and Shake: 200 Ways to Move and Learn
PTC J372.86 RATTI, 2006	Rattigan, Marlene	Kidz-Fiz-Biz Physical Business for Kids: Learning Through Drama, Dance, and Song
PTC J372.868 OVERB	Overby, Lynnette Young	Interdisciplinary Learning Through Dance: 101 Moventures
PTC J372.868 WEIKA	Weikart, Phyllis	85 Engaging Movement Activities
PTC J790.1922	Rooyackers, Paul	101 Dance Games for Children: Fun and Creativity with Movement Encourages children to develop their imaginations, social skills,elf-expression, and coordination with a collection of 101 dance games thatmphasize creativity, no-blame activities, working with a group, and more.
PTC J793.3	Weikart, Phyllis S.	Movement Plus Rhymes, Songs, & Singing Games
PTC M J782.4	Gagne, Denise	Movement Songs Children Love

SCIENCE

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
CD JZM COLL TTT M 72	Tickle Tune Typhoon	Singing Science Familiar folk songs and original tunes on all aspects of science are presented in a mixture of musical styles.
CD JZM COLL WII R 15		What Is It?: Musical Math & Science Uses songs to teach foundational math and science skills.
CD JZM LEAR SS M 00	Learning Station	Sift and Splash: Sand and Water Play Activities
CD JZM LEAR SSM H 00	The Learning Station	Seasonal Songs in Motion
CD JZM MILL IWS B 30	Miller, Lucas	I was a Supa Dupa Pupa A collection of children's songs about science.
CD JZM STEW SSS F 12	Stewart, Nancy	Sing a Song of Science
CD JZM THOM CHE T 24	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	Chemistry What makes a bicycle rust after it has been left out in the rain? Why will an apple turn brown after it has been peeled? Through 12 easy-to-understand songs, kids take a musical adventure to learn the basics of chemistry, including important safety rules.
J372.35 CARRO	Carroll, Kathleen	Sing a Song of Science Covers 16 topics, including matter and energy, weather, how the human body works, and many more. Each topic includes two sets of activities.
J550 SALAS	Salas, Laura Purdie	Home on the Earth: A Song About Earth's Layers Sing along to the words of this song that explains the basic materials that make up our planet.
J550 SALAS	Salas, Laura Purdie	Move It! Work It! A Song About Simple Machines Sing along to the words of this song that explains how six simple machines make our daily lives easier.
J570 SALAS	Salas, Laura Purdie	Are You Living? A Song About Living and Nonliving Things Sing along to the words of this song that explains differences between living and nonliving things.
J571.8 SALAS	Salas, Laura Purdie	From Beginning to End: A Song About Life Cycles Sing along to the words of this song that explains how all living things have a beginning and an end.
J782.4	Davis, Carl	A Creepy Crawly Song Book A collection of seventeen songs about centipedes, ladybugs, slugs, and other creepy crawly creatures.
JE ARNOS	Arnosky, Jim	Gobble It Up! Rhyming text invites the reader to imagine being a hungry raccoon, crocodile, shark, whale, or panda bear while learning what each creature enjoys eating.
JE ROSE	Rose, Deborah Lee	The Twelve Days of Springtime
PLAYAWAY J782.42 THOMP	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	Wacky Science: Insects and Oceans A collection of fun learning songs for kids who love bugs. Inspire the wannabe marine biologist with fun, factual songs.
PLAYAWAY J782.42 THOMP	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	Wacky Science: Physics and Chemistry Fun, factual songs that teach kids about physics and chemistry.
PLAYAWAY J782.42 THOMP	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	Wacky Science: Space and Weather Fun songs that teach concepts about space travel and meterology.
PLAYAWAY J782.42 THOMP	Thompson, Kim Mitzo	Wacky Science: Zoos and Dinosaurs Introduce the young scientist to the fields of zoology paleontology with these great, new songs that teach.
PTC J782.4	Hall, Mary Ann	Take a Bite of Music, It's Yummy!
PTC J811.54 GOLDI	Goldish, Meish	101 Science Poems & Songs for Young Learners A treasury of easy, kid-pleasing poems and songs that reinforce essential primary science concepts and build literacy.
PTC KIT J372.35	Perea, Pat	Zoo-African Mammals
PTC KIT J372.357	Perea, Pat	Sea Animals Kit
PTC KIT J372.375	Perea, Pat	Mammals of the Woods and Sea Animals
PTC KIT J567.9	Perea, Pat	Reptiles Amphibians and Dinosaurs
PTC KIT J595.7	Hapai, Marlene Nachbar	Bugplay: Activities with Insects for Young Children Book includes sheet music for 26 songs that were performed and recorded on the accompanying cassette.

SOCIAL SKILLS

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE
J782.42 SESKI	Seskin, Steve	Don't Laugh at Me Illustrated version of a song pointing out that in spite of our differences, we are all the same in God's eyes.
PTC J782.42 MACMA	MacMannis, Don	A Pocket of Tunes: Songs and Activities for Social and Emotional Learning From Dr. Mac, the lead songwriter for the popular series Jay Jay the jet Plane, comes this CD for children. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

WEB RESOURCES

Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Nursery Rhymes from Around the World
http://www.mamalisa.com/world/

Songs for Teaching: Using Music to Promote Learning
http://www.songsforteaching.com

Wild Music
http://www.wildmusic.org/

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