songs

A picture book adaptation of John Denver's song "Take Me Home, Country Roads," in which carloads of people converge from around the country on their West Virginia home for a family reunion. Includes background on the song and Denver's life; the song's score; and the song itself, sung by Denver, on CD.

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.

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

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

Relates the Revolutionary War adventures of Mary Hays, called Molly Pitcher for bringing fresh water to colonial troops during the Battle of Monmouth, interspersed with verses of original song lyrics to be sung to the tune of "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain.".

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

In this illustrated version of the familiar song, a young boy is transported from his city apartment to life on the range.