Product Description
We hope you enjoy this musical gift from the ‘Facts & Fun’ series with Mr. I & Gary Q. The Rainbow Singers add wonderful children’s voices on this CD. Thanks to Anise Abdulla of Sunnygate Montessori and the teachers, Maureen Boudier and Val Woodman for inspiration as well. We’ve really only just skimmed the surface with this CD. Still,there are lots of great songs to learn, great fun as well.
TRACKS:
1 HO HO WATANAY/ LONG WING FEATHERS(Traditional Native) Lots of Native material on this CD. Begins with a feeling of the great outdoors, expansive, a sense of adventure. Great tunes to teach the kids.
2 NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES (Gary Huntbatch) Gary lists the names of all the countries of North America. Yes, we have included Greenland, even though it belongs to Denmark. Central America and the Caribbean countries are included as well.
3 FIVE GREAT LAKES (Mr. I) A simple song teaching the names of the Five Great Lakes.
4 SALUTE (Mr. I) Hang on tight! A wild adventure through the woods and over the rapids in a canoe with Etienne Brule and Canada’s other early fur traders. Used by permission from Susan Jarema of Googol Learning.
5 USA STATES (Gary Huntbatch) Gary has outdone himself this time. Imagine, a song that lists all the states of America in the order in which they joined the confederation. Phew! Used by permission from Susan Jarema of Googol Learning.
6 MEXICO (Mr. I) A fun song to teach a few phrases in Spanish language. Plus a few interesting facts about Mexico.
7 FAMOUS PEOPLE (Gary Huntbatch) Great song by Gary Q. Lists some of the famous people from North America and things they did. From Benjamin Franklin to Sitting Bull.
8 RIDING ON A HORSE (Mr. I) What would a CD on North America be without a couple of cowboy songs. I’ve been teaching them in my classroom, and of course, the girls insist they are ‘cowgirl’ songs. Have fun making the ‘horsey’ sound.
9 OLD CHISOLM TRAIL (Traditioinal) Hang on tight. We must herd the cattle to town.
10 ANIMALS OF NORTH AMERICA (Gary Huntbatch) Mentions lots of animals and creatures living in North America. Watch out for the skunk!
11 BEAR FACTS (Gary Huntbatch) One of Gary’s famous silly stories. Is that sound Mr. I, or is it really a bear!
12 POLAR BEAR (Mr. I) A fun song mentioning polar bears. Great classroom song.
13 ARCTIC HABITAT (Mr. I) A short poem describing animals that live in the arctic.
14 BOY AND WHALE (Mr. I) A cute song about a boy who befriends a whale. They teach each other very important things.
15 SALMON SONG (Mr. I) A favourite song of mine I’ve been carrying around for many years. Glad to finally find a home for this song that teaches the names of the different types of salmon.
16 HAIDA, SALISH (Anise Abdulla) A great teaching song about the Westcoast Native tradition of the Potlatch.
17 TOTEM POLE POEM (Author Unknown) A wonderful native poem. Who is chasing who?
18 HOLE IN MY BUCKET (Traditional) Gary and Mr. I’s version of ‘There’s A Hole In My Bucket’.
Recorded on ProTools during the Summer of 2004 at Mr. I’s home studio. Thanks to Janina Russell for her extra vocal on Ho Ho Watanay. The Rainbow Singers on the CD are: Jessica & Sabina, Jamie & Kylie, Alsha, Kimberley, Caitin, Arizah, Aliya, Adrienne and Torren. Your comments are appreciated.
