Jump and jive with this jolly band of insects to the creepy crawly calypso beat! From spiders to fireflies, butterflies to centipedes, Debbie Harter's humorous illustrations perfectly match the Caribbean spirit of this jaunty rhyming text, which introduces children to cardinal and ordinal numbers - and takes them straight into the marvellous world of mini-beasts!
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"Kids can count their way through the rainforest to a Caribbean beat." --Publishers Weekly
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Tony Langham wrote his first poem aged seven. After thirty years doing various jobs Tony decided to become a full-time writer and now writes stories, plays and poems for children of all ages and travels around the UK giving performances in schools. He is married with small children and lives in Yorkshire. Debbie Harter is the illustrator of the popular Bear series and the best-selling The Animal Boogie (2000), which won an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal, 2001. Her other titles include Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon (1999), Cooking with Herb (1999), Thesaurus Rex (2003) and Walking Through the Jungle (2004). She has recently moved from Sydney, Australia, back to her native Cornwall.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Funky music with CD,
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This review is from: Creepy Crawly Calypso (Paperback)
I have not used this book with its CD at school yet but am looking forward to sharing it with my class. I bought this book as it seemed to be a good companion to have with The Farmyard Jamboree which I had already ordered from Amazon.com. My young class love music so it is good to have such excellent books to share with them and let them see what a range of musical instrumments are around. When I was a child I remember listening to Peter and the Wolf and learning to distinguish the different classical instrument's sounds, and it always remained with me as my first real introduction to the instruments of a classical orchestra. This book/CD does the same with jazz instruments as well as using a range of interesting insects into the bargain.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Catchy Tune, Colorful Bugs,
By bee (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Creepy Crawly Calypso (Paperback)
I'm not exactly sure why, but for some reason my two-year-old daughter is totally smitten with this book and calypso tune. I can assure you I have played the CD that accompanies the book SO MANY TIMES in my car that the two of us can sing it backwards. The info about musical instruments at the back is over her head, but would be great for music teachers or older (5+) kids interested in music. bnm
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Creepy Crawly Calypso - Big Hit!,
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This review is from: Creepy Crawly Calypso (Paperback)
The Creepy Crawly Calypso is a great book and CD to use with pre-school
to 1st or even 2nd grade. The introduction of all the calypso instruments is a wonderful teaching tool. The kids get to listen to the sounds of the different instruments and see the pictures too. They are encouraged to listen for each instrument during the song.
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If you like good music, if you want a treat, just hear these creepy crawlies play their cool calypso beat! Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
If you like good music, if you want a treat, just hear these creepy crawlies play their cool calypso beat! Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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