Can Cockatoos Count By Twos?

Hap Palmer

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1996)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hap-Pal Music
• ASIN: B00000DTCV
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #128,383 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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Hap Palmer goes about educating children through almost entirely organic means--he writes catchy tunes that involve a variety of games, stories, and activities that involve kids and parents both during the music and beyond it. Can Cockatoos Count by Twos? cites a handful of high objectives in its liner notes: For kids to "enhance listening and comprehension skills"; to "teach basic academic concepts"; to "increase vocabulary and stimulate language proficiency"; to "develop fitness and basic motor skills"; to "foster the recognition of rhythm and melody"; and to "encourage problem solving and creativity." A tall set of ideals, indeed, but Palmer lives up to each goal, aiming these creative songs at the twin targets of entertainment and edification. Each song's lyrics has explanations of the objectives, ideal settings for playing along, and a description of the ideal activity. Palmer has a supple enough voice that he melds in with the mostly acoustic instruments on Cockatoos, but he avoids becoming sonic wallpaper and provides kids with understandable, fun narratives. --Andrew Bartlett

Product Description
CAN COCKATOOS COUNT BY TWOs?
*National Parenting Publications Award
* Parents' Choice Gold Award
* DiscoverySchool.com Four Star Rating
* Early Childhood News Directors' Choice Award
* National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA)
* Parents' Guide To Children's Media Award

Rhythm, melody, and active involvement mean learning with a smile. This expanded 18 song recording uses an enjoyable combination of music and movement to facilitate comprehension by involving the whole child in thinking, moving, and relating to others.

Can Cockatoos Count By Twos? Rhyme Time Band Magic Scarf Jolly Clock Months On The Move We Are All Alike Colors In Motion What's Bigger Than A Bear Seasons Jumping To Add And Subtract Numbers Can Tell About You Betty Beep Toss It High Let It Fly Thirty Second Challenge It's Time To Go

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rhythm, melody & lyrics beautifully blended for youngsters., February 8, 2001

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Rhythm, melody and lyrics blend to provide young preschool through third grade listeners with an enjoyable experience combining music and movement to facilitate comprehension of numbers, number order, addition, subtraction, rhyming, phonics, primary colors, secondary colors, telling time, months, season, comparison of opposites, and appreciation of diversity. The lively songs comprising Can Cockatoos Count By Twos? are composed and performed by Hap Palmer and are as fun as they are informative. Featured are Rhyme Time Band; Colors In Motion (basic); Magic Scarf; Jolly Clock (time on the hour); Months On The Move; We Are All Alike; Colors In Motion (mixing colors); What's Bigger Than A Bear?; Seasons; Jumping To Add And Subtract; Numbers Can Tell About You; Jolly Clock (advanced); Betty Beep; Toss It High Let It Fly; Rhyme Time Band II; Thirty Second Challenge; It's Time To Go; and the title piece, Can Cockatoos Count By Twos? Running Time 55:00.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New edition of this title, May 23, 2001

By	"bethbc" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

Hap has now released a new edition of this title (January 2001) which features 5 new songs and additional activity ideas in the liner notes. Your review reflects this, but the product description does not.

3.0 out of 5 stars Can Cockatoos Count By Twos, June 10, 2009

By	J. Wallace - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found this cd at a city library and wanted it for myself. I love the cd though the case had more wear and tear on it than advertised and the people who sold it to me got it from a library themselves so it was VERY used before I even got it.

But the songs are wonderful and I use them in my kindergarten class, especially the title song, "Can Cockatoos Count By Twos?".