A songbook containing songs which have a PSE (personal social and emotional development) focus. So there are songs to help with taking turns, washing and dressing, and respecting ourselves and others. The Handy Band is another great songbook from Sue Nicholls, author of Bobby Shaftoe clap your hands and Music Express Foundation Stage. All the songs have a PSE (Personal social and emotional development) focus, so there are songs to help with taking turns, washing and dressing, respecting ourselves and others. Just like Bobby Shaftoe, this songbook uses familiar tunes with new catchy words. Instantly memorable, instantly useful. A handy band of bright new songs to sing with 3-6 year olds.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Songbooks .

There are 64 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2004 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Sue Nicholls currently teaches in Lincolnshire. She is an Advanced Skills Teacher, and is passionate about supporting the generalist teacher. She has written several practical and accessible music books Sheena Roberts started compiling baby songs to sing with her own young children. Like many parents she needed a reminder of the songs her own parents had sung to her. Sheena is a children's song writer and editor, specialising in educational music.