Parents' Choice Gold Award 2001 |
Can Cockatoos Count
By Twos? Music educator Hap
Palmer scores an A-plus for another super collection of songs
filled with imaginative lessons in rhythm, rhyme, and telling
time ("Jolly Clock"), multiplying by two's (the
title song), mixing colors ("Colors in Motion"), and
opposites ("What's Bigger Than a Bear?"). In
"Betty Beep," a little girl tries to get to sleep by
counting sheep at bedtime but finds herself wakefully counting
a puppy's barks, a cat's meows, a baby's cries, and more
night-time sounds; listeners can add up the sounds as they
listen. "Months on the Move" identifies the months
of the year with playful alliteration: "January jiggles
like a juggler in the cold"…. "December does a
dainty dance…" Lyrics are included and so are a wealth
of activity instructions for teachers and parents. (Lynne Heffley 2001
Parents' Choice)
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