songs and music

Presents the illustrated text to the song about the curious spider. Includes musical notation.

Uses the words of spirituals and other music of the time to frame a discussion of the civil rights movement in the United States, focusing on specific people, incidents, and court cases.

A song in which an ant pleads with the kid who is tempted to squish it.

Woodcut illustrations and brief text from an American folk song relate the story of the animals on Noah's ark.

An expansion of the traditional song which features a battle between a gardener and some "pesky critters" in search of a snack.

This joyful Sesame Street song embraces the notion that no matter where children live, what they look like, or what they do, they're all the same where it counts--at heart.

Relates the Revolutionary War adventures of George Washington as he led his troops toward the Battle of Trenton, interspersed with verses of original song lyrics to be sung to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat.".

Relates the Revolutionary War adventures of colonists who dressed as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea in Boston Harbor to protest unfair taxes, interspersed with verses of original song lyrics to be sung to the tune of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.".

Relates the Revolutionary War adventures of Betsy Ross, who sewed the first American flag at the request of George Washington, interspersed with verses of original song lyrics to be sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle.".

An expanded version of the traditional rhyme, in which the little dog runs away and explores the desert, mountains, and oceans before deciding that home is best. Includes music on the last page.