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Let's clap, jump, sing, & shout; dance, spin, and turn it out!: games, songs, and stories from an African American childhood
Par Brian Pinkney, Pat McKissack, Patricia C. McKissack. 2017
Treasury of African American children's games, songs, poetry, stories, and jump-rope rhymes. Discusses the coded language in the songs of…
the Underground Railroad, and the superstitions and fables that served to keep children from harm. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2017The Foxfire 45th anniversary book: singin', praisin', raisin' (Foxfire Series)
Par Inc. Foxfire Fund, Inc. Foxfire Fund. 2011
Compilation of folklore, oral histories, and songs of Appalachian mountain culture from northeastern Georgia, published to mark the forty-fifth anniversary…
of the Foxfire magazine project. Includes tales of ghosts, crime, and murders as well as bluegrass music and arts and crafts instruction. 2011Ketzel, the cat who composed
Par Lesléa Newman, Leslea Newman, Amy June Bates. 2015
Composer Moshe Cotel adopts a six-toed, black-and-white kitten whom he calls Ketzel, and when he needs a piece to enter…
in a contest for music less than a minute long, it is Ketzel who provides the solution. For preschool-grade 2Where do I sleep?: a Pacific Northwest lullaby
Par Andrea Gabriel, Jennifer Blomgren. 2001
The seals on the bus
Par Lenny Hort, G. Brian Karas. 2000
If you're happy and you know it!
Par Jane Cabrera. 2010
An elephant, a monkey, and a giraffe join other animals to sing different verses of this popular song that encourages…
everyone to express their happiness through voice and movement. For preschool-grade 2Never play music right next to the zoo
Par John Lithgow, Leeza Hernandez. 2013
Row, row, row your boat
Par Jane Cabrera. 2014
Why do I sing?: animal songs of the Pacific Northwest
Par Andrea Gabriel, Jennifer Blomgren. 2013
Rhyming stanzas imagine what 14 different Northwest creatures might be saying, from the call of a spotted owl above treetops…
at night, to the buzzing of honeybees in summer, to the songs of fin whales in the ocean. For preschool-grade 2Steel drivin' man: John Henry, the untold story of an American legend (Cityscapes Ser.)
Par Scott Reynolds Nelson. 2006
History professor explores the truths behind the legend of railway man John Henry. Recounts his imprisonment and forced labor for…
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. Confirms Henry's 1871 contest with a steam drill, explores his mysterious death, and traces the evolution of the folk song that immortalizes his exploits. 2006Stories behind the traditions and songs of Easter
Par Ace Collins. 2007
Award-winning author explores historical and religious origins of customs associated with the Christian holiday of Easter. Discusses the roots of…
Lent, passion plays, sunrise services, Easter parades, Easter eggs, and the Easter bunny as well as the inspiration for such hymns as "He Lives!" and "The Old Rugged Cross." 2007Mamá Goose: a Latino nursery treasury = un tesor de rimas infantiles
Par Isabel Campoy, Maribel Suarez. 2004
A sampler of traditional Spanish lullabies, finger plays, nursery and jump-rope rhymes, riddles, and songs. Includes an introduction in English…
and the poems in English and Spanish language. For preschool-grade 2. 2004Brundibar
Par Maurice Sendak, Tony Kushner. 2002
Aninku and Pepicek need milk for their sick mother. Brundibar sings for money in the village square but won't let…
the brother and sister earn a few coins, too. It takes the collective effort of many people to overcome the bully and help the children. Adapted from a 1938 concentration-camp opera. For grades 4-7. 2003The Barefoot book of stories from the opera
Par Shahrukh Husain, Shahrukh Husain, James Mayhew. 1999
Presents the stories of seven operas retold for children: The Little Sweep, The Magic Flute, Hánsel and Gretel, The Flying…
Dutchman, La Cenerentola, Orpheus and Eurydice, and Christmas Eve. Each entry is prefaced with background remarks. For grades 4-7. 1999Inch by inch: the garden song
Par David Mallett, Ora Eitan. 1995
From the beast to the blonde: on fairy tales and their tellers
Par Marina Warner. 1995
Although most familiar fairy tales were documented by men, the author points out that it was women storytellers who passed…
down the "old wives' tales" and their morals. The cultural and historic roles of these storytellers are presented with a feminist perspective. The book also examines recurrent themes and symbolism in familiar tales, such as the beast/man and the damsel with blond hairFrom sea to shining sea: a treasury of American folklore and folk songs
Par Molly Bang, Amy L Cohn. 1993
Collection of more than 140 tales, poems, songs, and stories that provide a history of the United States. Topics include…
the creation, immigrants coming to America, the Revolutionary War, westward expansion, slavery, animals, sports, and ghost stories. For grades 2-4 and older readersSongs my mother sang to me: an oral history of Mexican American women
Par Patricia Preciado Martin. 1992
The author recorded interviews with ten Mexican American women born near the beginning of the twentieth century, edited the results,…
and compiled them into this detailed narrative of life along the Arizona border. Their stories generally chronicle a rural start, steeped in family and religious traditions, followed by a move to an urban centerThe lady with the alligator purse
Par Mary Ann Hoberman, Nadine Bernard Westcott. 1988
The traditional jump rope, nonsense rhyme about Tiny Tim who became quite ill while taking a bath when "he drank…
up all the water, he ate up all the soap, he tried to eat the bathtub, but it wouldn't go down his throat." The doctor and nurse are left in a quandary. Then the lady with the alligator purse arrives on the scene and knows just what to do! For preschool-grade 2The Library Book
Par Chuck Groenink, Tom Chapin, Michael Mark. 1989
Using the lyrics to Tom Chapin and Michael Mark's "The Library Song," this picture book celebrates the magic of reading…
and of libraries. This audiobook contains the narrative, followed by a musical version. For preschool-grade 2. For preschool-grade 2