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The greatest ever collection of action songs for little children!Everything from the sizzling Ten fat sausages to the hilarious No laugh race with all manner of toe tapping, hand clapping, nose wiggling, wriggling and giggling in between. Every early years setting and primary school should have one.The collection is in the familiar songbook format with sturdy wire-o binding to keep the book open at the song you're singing. Each song has a simple piano accompaniment and guitar chords and the words are brought to life by illustrator David McKee's wonderfully comical little people, performing all the actions to show you how.Recordings of all the songs with backing tracks are available separately on CD.

Banana Splits brings together a wealth of fun, easy ways intopart-singing. There are echo songs, conversation songs, call andresponse, rounds, chants and much, more more!Banana Splits brings together a wealth of fun, easy ways into part-singing. There are echo songs, conversation songs, call and response, rounds, chants and much, more more! It includes helpful tipson teaching the songs and supporting games and activities.Banana Splits features a huge range of styles including traditional, pop and world eg Rivers of Babylon, El Condor Pasa, Four white horses, Jelly on a plate and Can you dig that crazy gibberish? – to name but a few!

28 song-stories from around the world – perfect for storytellingsessions in schools, libraries and at home. Includes a CD making thewealth of diverse sounds accessible to all.Song-stories are as old and as universal as storytelling itself. Each of the 28 song-stories in this collection contains a simple song, which helps the narrative unfold and invites instant participation, whether at school or at home. The collection includes song-stories from all corners of the world, eg Annancy, Puss and Ratta from Jamaica, Spider the Drummer from Sierra Leone and The Raja's Secret from Gujarat. The CD contains performances of all the songs.

A musical merry-go-round of 51 of the best-known and best-loved traditional songs from around the British Isles. Includes Cockles and mussels, the Skye boat song, Danny Boy and many more.A musical merry-go-round of 51 of the best-known and best-loved traditional songs from around the British Isles, including Cockles and mussels, the Skye boat song, Danny Boy, Charlie is my darling, Loch Lomond and many more …The book includes piano and guitar accompaniments and playalong percussion ideas, as well as historical notes and useful background information to enrich the learning experience.

Michael Rosen's favourite silly songs – with acrobatic actions, rappyrhymes and an orchestra of annoying noises – includes a singalong CD ofall piano accompaniments.Michael Rosen's favourite silly songs – with acrobatic actions, rappy rhymes and an orchestra of annoying noises, including Joe's got a head like a ping-pong ball, Susanna's a fanciful cow and I'm a little wrong note. The songs are excellent for improving both literacy and singing skills and the book comes complete with a singalong CD.

A collection of 44 songs for every month, season and celebration in the year.A sparkling collection of 44 songs for all the months, seasons and celebrations in the year. This pack contains a full music songbook with words, melodies, piano accompaniments and play-along percussion ideas. The CD contains a recording of all the accompaniments to sing along with.

44 of the very best Christmas songs and carols from around the world, including Calypso carol, The Virgin Mary had a baby boy, A starry night, the Huron Indian carol and many more. Includes a singalong CD of all piano accompaniments.Merrily to Bethlehem is a perennially popular songbook collection which contains 44 of the very best Christmas songs and carols from around the world. Songs include Calypso carol, The Virgin Mary had a baby boy, A starry night, the Huron Indian carol and many more. The accompanying CD of Merrily to Bethlehem provides backing tracks to all of the songs and is ideal for rehearsing for assemblies and productions at Christmas time.

Parents and carers of young children will find a relaxing dayful of gentle play for babies and toddlers in this full colour picture songbook. Eight double-spread pictures tell baby's day from start to finish - waking, dressing, going out, in the park, bathtime, massage and bedtime.

Over 25 songs from all around the world, designed for 4-7 year olds andsupported by a wealth of musical developments and imaginative ideas forperformance.Over 25 songs from all around the world, designed for 4-7 year olds and supported by a wealth of musical developments and imaginative ideas for performance.The collection includes chants, echo songs, action songs and playground games, many collected in the field by Helen MacGregor and some popular favourites, such as I bought me a cat (USA), Bate bate chocolate (Mexico) and Funga alafia (West Africa).The book includes phonetic transliterations where appropriate and English meanings. Where relevant, songs will be provided in their original scripts (eg Gujarati, Japanese etc) on a website in pdf format so that teachers can download them as handouts or for use on a whiteboard.The CD includes sample performances of each song to help with learning and pronunciation for easy performance. Melody lines are provided at the back of the book.

Sing a Christmas Cracker: 20 fabulous, non-religious songs for singing at Christmas. This useful collection is perfect for winter term and Christmas concerts. The new edition includes a CD of show-stopping backing tracks.

A collection of all the favourite classic carols, specially arranged for children to sing. Vocal ranges are carefully chosen to suit young voices, and the piano accompaniments lend firm support while being very easy to play.Now in a beautifully illustrated new edition with CD of all the accompaniments.Sing Nowell contains a collection of all the favourite classic Christmas carols, specially arranged for children to sing. Vocal ranges are carefully chosen to suit young voices, and the piano accompaniments lend firm support while being very easy to play.Sing Nowell is now available as a beautifully illustrated new edition with a double CD insert of performances and backing tracks. Christmas songs include: Once in Royal David's City, Angels from the realms of glory, In the bleak midwinter, O come all ye faithful, and thirty more carols which have become an inseparable part of the essence of Christmas.Whiteboard displays available separately.

Make and play your own musical instrumentsPat-a-cake make and shake is a hands-on guide to making musical instruments with everyday objects. Anything from newspapers to balloons can be easily transformed into original soundmakers and musical keepsakes.The book and CD pack contains lively songs, stories and chants for children to sing and play along to.This must-have teaching resource compliments the holistic nature of an early years setting. It enhances communication skills, creativity, mathematics, science, literacy and PSE. The wide variety of activities develop knowledge of musical tone, singing, performance and art and craft skills.