FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 12, 2003

RE-BOP RECORDS’ NEWEST RELEASE INTEGRATES PICTURE BOOKS, SONGS, MATH AND SCIENCE

WHAT IS IT? Musical Math & Science livens up early education

MARSHFIELD, Vt. — Drawing inspiration from children’s picture books, Re-Bop Records’ newest release, WHAT IS IT? Musical Math & Science ($14.98 CD), introduces children to the building blocks of math and science through 18 lively story-songs. The unique CD demonstrates that these little books can provide a multidimensional and powerful learning experience.

Using renowned picture books such as "Seven Blind Mice" by Ed Young and "Bunny Cakes" by Rosemary Wells as a springboard, songwriters/producers Diana Winn and Colin McCaffrey innovatively integrate original songs with early education concepts of patterns, measurement, and observation, as well as life and physical sciences. All the songs are guided by national educational standards, and feature dynamic kid and grownup performances. Witty tunes abound, like Sandra Wright’s jazzy "What Can You Learn (From a 300-Year-Old Goose)," Colin McCaffrey’s polka-esque, "Muffins Spelled Backwards," and the comical tale of "Little Ducky Duddle and the Bikini-Clad Caterpillar," sung by 9-year-old Anneli Blume. An illustrated lyric booklet is included for sing-alongs, and bonus tracks of select instrumentals encourage parents and children to create and sing their own lyrics.

In addition, the project boasts an eclectic mix of musical styles, highlighted by several acclaimed World Music recording artists: Jamaican "Father Goose," Ghanaian Jordan Mensa, and Nicaraguan Jairo Sequeira, who sings two selections in Spanish, "El Conejo Nicolas" and the lullaby "El Negrito Cuñù Cuñù."

"This special CD incorporates all my loves: songwriting, teaching, working with kids, and children’s literature," Chief Re-Bop and former educator Diana Winn said.

WHAT IS IT? Musical Math & Science, the second Re-Bop Records CD in a series developed with Vermont Center for the Book, follows up the award-winning Mother Goose’s Never-Ending Tea Party. A portion of the proceeds from this project will go to Vermont Center for the Book’s signature Mother Goose Programs.

In 1989, Vermont’s Re-Bop Records pioneered audio entertainment "for kids and their grownups," and continues to expand its catalog of diverse, imaginative offerings for children, winning every major parenting award in the process.

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For more information or interviews, please contact

Kristin Fletcher at (802) 426-3481 or kristin@reboprecords.com