Read & Sing with Hap Palmer: Musical Picture Books for Young Children

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Product Description ------------------- Musical Picture Books for Young Children Twelve Hap Palmer favorites are presented in a series of musical picture books that combine song lyrics with high quality audio s, imaginative illustrations, and colorful photographs, all designed to motivate children to read and sing. This DVD is made up of individual illustrations and photographs that bring to life the ideas and stories of each song. This format makes it easier for children to read and sing the words. The steady illustrations help new readers focus on text, identify words and start to read new vocabulary. Ages 4-9 1. Sammy/I'm Glad I'm Me 2. What A Miracle 3. Down By The Bay 4. The Mice Go Marching 5. What Do The Animals Say? 6. The Clown Song 7. Growing 8. Backwards Land 9. Teddy Bear Ball 10. Witches' Brew 11. One Little Sound 12. We're On Our Way For Ages Birth to 4 Review ------ You know when you see the name Hap Palmer that you're in for a treat. This program contains 12 of his original songs, with the words on the screen so you can read, or even better sing along. Bright illustrations and colorful photographs accompany each song and show children from all around the world delighting in being who they are. Palmer calls this format "Musical Picture Books for Young Children." The songs teach as they entertain and each has a positive message, a contagious melody, and enough repetition so that viewers will have no trouble diving right in. Among the numbers featured are "Down by the Bay," "What Do Animals Say?," "Witches Brew," "We're on Our Way," and others. Music and classroom teachers will find this a delightful diversion for students and kids will demand it again and again. You can't go wrong with Hap Palmer! Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary, Federal Way, WA --School Library Journal Ideal for youngsters ages 4-9, Read & Sing with Hap Palmer: Musical Picture Books for Young Children is a DVD containing twelve beloved songs by children's musician Hap Palmer, brought to life with colorful illustrations and photographs, and designed to encourage young people to read and sing aloud. An exuberant, upbeat way to help children start identifying words and increase their vocabulary, Read & Sing with Hap Palmer is highly recommended for gift giving and for public library children's collections. The picturebook-songs are "Sammy/I'm Glad I'm Me", "What A Miracle", "Down By The Bay", "The Mice Go Marching", "What Do The Animals Say?", "The Clown Song", "Growing", "Backwards Land", "Teddy Bear Ball", "Witches' Brew", "One Little Sound", and "We're On Our Way". --Midwest Book Review We are definitely a family who immerses ourselves in books and music. It's no surprise that when we received Read & Sing with Hap Palmer my boys quickly took a liking to it. When you pair music with a story it becomes the perfect teacher for my wee ones. Hap Palmer's DVD has become a new favorite watch and dance-a-long! The Read & Sing with Hap Palmer DVD features beautiful musical picture books for young children. It features twelve of Hap Palmer's favorites and presented in a series of books filled with great illustrations, music, and more. My two-year-old's favorite from this DVD is the "What Do the Animals Say?" story and loves repeating the sounds. It's so cute to watch! His favorite sounds to imitate: "Caw, Caw"! Awesome! While my two-year-old gallops and sings along my four year old is capturing the words printed on the screen along with the melody. This DVD helps new readers focus on text, identify words, and more. I am so encouraged when I stumble upon educational material that is simple, profound, and entertaining for my kids. I had never heard of Hap Palmer before receiving this DVD and have now become a huge fan! It's no wonder he's received so many honors and taught classes and workshops for prestigious education associations. Kudos to the team! --Does Mommy Love It