Can a Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet? by Hap Palmer

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Revised Expanded Version

Songs for Learning Through Music and Movement

Young children learn best by doing. These songs invite active involvement in developing vocabulary and mastering a wealth of skills and concepts. The joy of moving generates enthusiasm to learn about numbers, shapes, letters, phonics, creative problem solving and cultural diversity.

This multi award winning CD is now better than ever!
The new revised expanded version contains six additional songs:

• Children have more fun with bean bags. Complementing Hap's
ever popular classic THE BEAN BAG are two new bean bag activity songs: SHARING THE BEAN BAG and WHAT COULD A BEAN BAG BE?

• Noting the great interest in learning about other countries and languages, two additional call and response songs familiarize children with ways to make requests and show appreciation in a variety of languages. Children are encouraged to sing along with the infectious rock beat of, PLEASE AND THANK YOU - Part I and Part II. These selections compliment two of Hap's most requested songs, 'ROUND THE WORLD WITH WAYS TO SAY HELLO and GOODBYE MY FRIENDS, that teach children to say, "hello" and "goodbye" in 15 different languages.

• Children love to sing TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME and now there are two versions of Hap's original adaptation of this classic designed to facilitate understanding of the concepts of "more" and "less". The basic version is for preschool and kindergarten levels, and the advanced version challenges first, second and third grade students.

• Nature's miraculous cycle of life is celebrated in the rocking COMPOST BIN BOOGIE. The instrumental version allows children to sing their own lists of things to compost.

A complete guide is included with song lyrics and suggested ways of presenting activities to the students along with variations and follow up activities to make learning stimulating, challenging and fun!

Can a Jumbo Jet Sing The Alphabet? teaches basic skills and fundamental concepts through music and movement. Together with Can a Cherry Pie Wave Goodbye? and Can Cockatoos Count by Twos? the three recordings provide a comprehensive collection of music and movement activities that support the curriculum from pre-school through third grade. The up-beat musical arrangements appeal to students in the intermediate grades as well, making the activities beneficial for review of basic concepts.
A complete guide is included which contains song lyrics and suggested ways of presenting activities to the students along with variations and follow up activities to make learning stimulating, challenging and fun!

Original total time: 42:30
Approximate revised total time: 60:00

Can A Jumbo Jet Sing The Alphabet? is expanded to a full hour of music with no price increase. In today's climate of shrinking educational budgets, this recording is a truly great value!

HP110 Cassette or CD.

Songs

1. 'Round the World With Ways to Say Hello
2. Alphabet in Motion
3. What Could You Use?
4. Can a Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet?
5. The Shapes That Surround You
6. Jig Along Shapes
7. Everybody Dance
8. Take Me Out to the Ball Game - Basic
9. Please and Thank You - Part I
10. Letters in the Blender
11. Boogie Down and Cruise
12. The Bean Bag
13. What Could a Bean Bag Be?
14. Tug-A-Tug to Twenty Two
15. Fun With the Rhyme Time Band
16. Action Fraction
17. Sharing the Bean Bag
18. The Compost Bin
19. Take Me Out to the Ball Game - Advanced
20. Please and Thank You - Part II
21. Motion Memory Goodbye Game
22. Good-bye My Friends
23. 'Round the World With Ways to Say Hello - Sing Along Track
24. Compost Bin - Sing Along Track
25. Good-bye My Friends - Sing Along Track

~ Reviews ~

From School Library Journal - June 2005 pg. 84

Can A Jumbo jet Sing The Alphabet? (revised edition)
1 CD. approx. 59:41 min. with teacher’s guide, lyrics.
Hap-Pal Music. 2004. #HP110E $15.95

PreS-Gr3- Hap Palmer’s latest release features fun and lively tunes that will have kids moving and learning. There are 25 songs, including three sing-along background tracks. This revised edition features six songs that were not included on the previous album such as two bean bag activity songs: “Sharing the Bean Bag” and “What could a Bean Bag Be?” Also featured here for the first time are “Please and Thank You, Parts 1 and 2” which help familiarize children with ways to make requests and show gratitude in various languages such as Cantonese and Russian. There’s also a new version of Palmer’s adaptation of the classic tune, “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” which teaches the concepts of “more” and “less.” There’s a version of this tune for preschoolers and kindergartners and another one for youngsters is grades one through three. Among the songs from the previous version are “Round the World With Ways to Say Hello? and “Good-bye My Friends” which teach listeners how to say “hello” and “good-bye” in many different languages. Many of the songs would be welcome additions at story time. Public and school libraries would be well served by this title. -Maren Ostergard, King County Library System, Issaquah, WA

Parents' Choice has chosen the best 25 children's albums of the past 25 years.

Hap Palmer's Can a Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet is number three the list!

Can A Jumbo Jet Sing The Alphabet?

Ages 3-7. Hap Palmer delivers another winning recording that successfully combines music, movement, and other activities in the learning process. From the 16 short songs, children can learn numbers and phonics, identify tools and utensils, and discern the difference between fantasy and reality, among other concepts. Background instrumentation is effective, nicely supplementing the clear vocals. Lyrics and suggested activities are included in the guide, as is a list of the skills and concepts presented. Because each song deals with multiple concepts, it may be possible to use the music throughout the school year without repeating a single concept. Adult guidance is required. -

Cynthia Alexa, Booklist; February 15, 2000

Fun and learning are so thoroughly, agreeably entwined on this new offering from Babysongs creator Hap Palmer that your preschoolers won't be able to tell which is which. Seasoned pro Palmer, who helped pioneer the use of music and movement in teaching basic skills, covers all the bases. There are songs dealing with letters, numbers, shapes, body parts, even "relating spatial concepts to basic fractions" - not to mention learning "hello" and "goodbye" in a dazzling array of languages ( try Yoruba, Macedonian, and Cantonese). Palmer gets tots moving, too, with sprightly, beautifully produced tunes such as "The Bean Bag" and "Boogie Down and Cruise." His amiable, I'm-your-buddy vocals suit these stylistically varied offerings wonderfully, making him, without a doubt, an essential component of the family music library."

Moira McCormic, Family Fun Magazine; September, 1999

Prolific singer/songwriter/educator Hap Palmer, the voice of the "Babysongs" videos, is pretty much unsurpassed when it comes to turning education into irresistible sing along, move along music. It's not that he uses material that other educational artists don't--it's that he does it so well. This new release for preschoolers through third graders, lyrical play with arithmetic, phonics, and shapes, is great for home and the classroom, ranking with Palmer's best.

Lynne Heffley, Parent's Choice 1999

Hap Palmer is a steady musical friend and teacher for any young person to pal around with. This release is the third in a comprehensive guide that creatively teaches basic skills and fundamental concepts through music and movement. Hap's clever lyrics, easy vocals and organic arrangements are always a pleasure. Great liner notes for teachers, too.

L.A. Parent Magazine; November 1999

Music
BY MOIRA MCCORMICK

Can a Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet
Hap Palmer
Ages 2 to 8

Fun and learning are so thoroughly, agreeably entwined on this new offering from Babysongs creator Hap Palmer that your preschoolers won't be able to tell which is which. Seasoned pro Palmer, who helped pioneer the » full story

~ Awards ~

CAN A JUMBO JET SING THE ALPHABET?
Hap Palmer. Hap-Pal Music, HP110
Cassette $10.95, CD $14.95. Ages 4-9

Prolific singer/songwriter/educator Hap Palmer, the voice of the "Babysongs" videos, is pretty much unsurpassed when it comes to turning education into irresistible sing along, move along music. It's not that he uses material that other educational artists don't--it's that he does it so well. This new release for preschoolers through third graders, lyrical play with arithmetic , phonics, and shapes, is great for home and the classroom, ranking with Palmer's best. (Lynne Heffley, Parent's Choice�)

1999 Parent's Choice Gold Award

Can A Jumbo Jet Sing The Alphabet?
Hap Palmer. Hap-Pal Music, HP110
Cassette $9.95, CD $12.95. Ages 4-9

L.A. Parent Magazine November 1999.
1999 National Parenting Publications Gold Award

1999 Parent's Guide Children's Media Award

2000 Early Childhood News Directors' Choice Award

CAN A JUMBO JET SING THE ALPHABET?

Our whole family was rocking and dancing as we listened to this ingenious high-quality production with great songs and catchy rhythms. This release creatively teaches basic skills and fundamental concepts through music and movement. The alphabet, letters, dancing, and some foreign phrases, all done to a sprightly beat, make this CD a real winner. The lyrics and suggestions for action movements are included.

(On page 12 in Spring/Summer 2000 Issue of Reviews from Parent Council)

2000 Parent Council Award

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