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Folktales are told by celebrities, with music performed by outstanding musicians, and illustrations by well-known illustrators—a delight to ear and eye.  

Puppeteer Jim Gamble recreates children's classics with symphonic performances by European orchestras.

Jim Gamble's delightful marionette production and Debra Lindsay's packet of reproducible activities introducing the story and music. 

16 Disney classic musical animation stories, including Peter and the Wolf on 2 DVDs

These mini works of art, animated and directed by Michael Sporn, prove he is "the poet of animation." His keen ear for music is as sensitive as his artist's eyes and his storyteller's heart.  6 tales about 30 min. ea.

The Little Prince from another planet learns the importance of life (and love) in the book by St. Exupery and the opera with music by Rachel Portman.

The best of musical classic cartoons from LooneyTunes, Tom & Jerry, Disney.

Award-winning series of folktales told by celebrities, with music performed by outstanding musicians and illustrations by well-known artists.

Hear the music and the stories, read the composer's biography, play listening games, enjoy musical jigsaws, puzzles and trivia.

Curriculum Kits by Clifford Brooks and Roger Ames.

 Paul Tripp tells a lovable intro to instruments to George Kleinsinger's music and the voices of Dick Van Dyke & Pearl Bailey.

If I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong by Roxanne Orgill, illus. by Leonard Jenkins & Louis Armstrong in Concert CD.

by Jenny Van Pelt.   Reproducible bios and activities about composers and performers with music web links.  Gr. 2-6

BIRD & DIZ hardback by Gary Golio, illus. by Ed Young and Bird & Diz—the remastered CD of the original 1950 recording

Each biography includes an illustrated hardback and a CD with musical examples keyed to the text, photos and drawings, and suggested activities.

Speak of me As I Am DVD and book by Eloise Greenfield entitled Paul Robeson.

A 3-part career path led Tynan from Olympic heights in sports to a medical career as a physician, and later in life to an international career with the Three Irish Tenors. Read about it, watch the story, and hear him sing. An amazing person!

Folk song collections for PreK-2 and 2-8 with Mari Schay's suggestions for teaching concepts and vocabulary, adding instruments, cultural info and performance tracks.

Identify the animal by name, by verbal cues, or by listening to the music conducted and narrated by Bernstein.