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.

This book is part of a book series called Songbooks .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Helen East is a professional storyteller and author of The Singing Storycloth. 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.