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The mummer's song

1994
The words to a popular song portray the custom of costumed visits made shortly after Christmas in rural Newfoundland.

The girl in the song

the true stories behind 50 rock classics
2011
Describes the true stories behind the women who have inspired fifty memorable rock songs, from David Bowie's "Life on Mars" to Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play." Includes black-and-white photographs throughout.

Music of the World War II era

2008
Chronicles the big band, swing, jazz, blues, gospel, and country music that became popular during the World War II era; and profiles the entertainers, record companies, and radio stations that brought them to the fans.

Morning has broken

1996
An illustrated version of the song which celebrates the beauty and elation of the newly breaking morning.

Guardian Angels

2000
A young girl looks at a picture of her great-grandparents and knows that they are angels watching over her.

A-hunting we will go!

1998
In this modern version of the children's song, preparations for bedtime include "A-reading we will go, It's to the bath we row! Now off to bed we go!".

Today is Monday

1993
Each day of the week brings a new food, until on Sunday all the world's children can come and eat it up.

Crocodile smile

10 songs of the Earth as the animals see it
1994
Collection of songs from the point of view of a marmoset, a panda, a Komodo dragon, an egret, a Gal?pagos tortoise, a triceratops, and a tiger.

The itsy-bitsy spider

1998
Retells the traditional nursery rhyme about the itsy bitsy spider that climbs up the waterspout again and again.

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