The Singing Sack (Book + CD): 28 Song-Stories from Around the World (Songbooks) (Music)

by Helen East

Mary Currie (Illustrator) and Sheena Roberts (Editor)

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28 song-stories from around the world - perfect for storytelling
sessions in schools, libraries and at home. Includes a CD making the
wealth of diverse sounds accessible to all.

Song-stories are as old and as universal as storytelling itself. Each of the 28 song-stories in this collection contains a simple song, which helps the narrative unfold and invites instant participation, whether at school or at home. The collection includes song-stories from all corners of the world, eg Annancy, Puss and Ratta from Jamaica, Spider the Drummer from Sierra Leone and The Raja's Secret from Gujarat. The CD contains performances of all the songs.

  • ISBN13 9780713658057
  • Publish Date 31 August 2000 (first published 23 February 1989)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint A & C Black Music