My First Songs (Harper Growing Tree S) [Hardcover]

Public Domain (Author), Jane Manning (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Harper Growing Tree S

HarperCollins Children's Books is delighted to introduce Harper Growing Tree, a new line of quality books for babies and toddlers, from birth to three years. In the tradition of Goodnight Moon, and The Runaway Bunny, these books offer literature for the youngest child, language-rich stories, songs, and poems, paired with beautiful accessible art. Studies have shown that the first three years of life are the most active period of language development. Babies respond immediately to rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Toddlers love stories and verse and music. Here's a toddler's top-ten collection of easy-to-sing songs. Join in the chorus of such favourites as Take Me Out to the Ball Game, London Bridge is Falling Down, Old MacDonald Had a Farm and Ring Around the Rosie.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-KAA compilation of 10 familiar childhood songs "for toddlers who love to sing and dance." Selections range from "The Wheels on the Bus" to "Ring Around the Rosie" to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." The aforementioned songs fit the format better than "Take Me Out to the complicated for preschoolers. An appealing, full-color, full-page illustration accompanies each entry. The problem is that only the text is given for each selection, and, while the tunes may be familiar to most adults, a songbook without musical scores seems somehow incomplete. An additional purchase.AMollie Bynum, formerly at Chester Valley Elementary School, Anchorage, AK
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Stephen Carpenter is the illustrator of Jingle Jokes by Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg, and the Growing Tree picture book, The Three Billy Goats Gruff. He lives in Shawnee Mission, KS.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (January 23, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694009830
• ISBN-13: 978-0694009831
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,996,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Daughter's FAVORITE book!!!, August 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: My First Songs (Harper Growing Tree S) (Hardcover)

"My First Songs" by Jane Manning is Haley's favorite book at the moment. It has to be read (sung) to her by Daddy every night. And she refuses to go to bed until she's heard it. This book is excellent for those parents (like me) who have forgotten all the songs they grew up with. The illustrations are bright and colorful and hold a 16 month old's attention night after night. We've recommended "My First Songs" to all of our friends with small children, and we recommend it to YOU too.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You Know the Tunes - - Now Here's the Words!, June 7, 2000

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Dawn Woolcott (Vancouver WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My First Songs (Harper Growing Tree S) (Hardcover)

This is quite a mom & dad's helper... you know the tunes but can't remember the verses to "Wheels On The Bus". This is a word book, it doesn't contain the music notes, but they really aren't needed. They are presented with one beautiful color illustration per song with easy-to-read text. Some words are a bit different than I recall (Is it eensy weensy spider or itsy bitsy spider?) but that may just be a regional thing. It is a good parent/child interactive book.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their choice, June 23, 2000

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"hogqu001" - See all my reviews

This review is from: My First Songs (Harper Growing Tree S) (Hardcover)

Let's face it--sometimes we don't know why a particular book is a kid's favorite. That's the case with this book. I would never have guessed it was to become the all-time-favorite book of both my children (1 and 3). They just love it!