songs and music

Fifteen musical vignettes that celebrate the electoral and political process in the United States as well as the country's history.

Presents the lyrics to a song that pays tribute to the Aboriginal women who served as drover's boys in northern Australia in the early part of the twentieth century.

In this song based on "The Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly," a prehistoric man, contemplating the creation of the world, paints images on the ceiling of a cave, that are later discovered by a young Spanish girl in 1879.

Led by a girl on a bicycle, a collection of farmers, families, animals, and musicians takes a rollicking trip to Boston Common in this new version of an old Appalachian folk song.

Uses rock music lyrics to introduce educational concepts including grammar, math, social studies and science. Features the top 25 songs.

Presents an illustrated version of performer Billy Joel's popular song celebrating New York City. Includes the song on audio CD.

This version of the song popularized during the Revolution features woodcuts of the American and British armies.

A collection of calypso, a uniquely West Indian musical expression.

A collection of songs that have their roots in the music created by African slaves in the West Indies in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

This Southwestern version of the familiar Christmas song features such gifts as ten tamales steaming, six pi?atas swaying, and two prickly pears.