Track Listing

1. Many Colors/De Colores
2. She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain/Por la Montaña
3. Sailing, Sailing/Navegando
4. This Little Piggy/Este Cochinillo
5. Rice With Milk/Arroz con Leche
6. Old Mac Donald Had a Farm/El Granjero
7. I've Been Working on the Railroad/Trabajando en la Vía del Ferrocarril
8. Heal, Heal/Sana Sana
9. Old King Cole (El Viejo Rey Cole)
10. Shortnin' Bread/Pan de Manteca
11. Bear Went over the Mountain/El Oso Fué Por Encima de la Montaña
12. If You're Happy and You Know It/Si Tú Sabes Ser Alegre
13. Bamba/La Bamba
14. Row, Row, Row Your Boat/Rema el Barco

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57522 in Music
• Released on: 1999-07-20
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Despite American schools' penchant for introducing foreign language at the middle-school level, research continues to prove that the earlier a child is exposed to a second language, the more likely she/he is to become bilingual. Based upon this tenet, in addition to Music for Little People's strong commitment to multicultural edu-tainment for children, the label has issued Uni Verse of Song as the first in a series of bilingual recordings especially created for children from preschool through fourth-grade levels. Featuring acclaimed artist Maria del Rey, she is here joined by a group of children singing standard American tunes in both English and Spanish. Oftentimes, verses as in "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain," are sung in English and directly followed by a translation in Spanish, thus making the language come to life with both fun and content. --Paige La Grone

From Parents' Choice®
Listeners can learn a little Spanish or a bit of English in these bright and sunny songs, narratives and vocabulary reviews where "This Little Piggy" becomes "Este Chochinillo and "La vaca canta mu mu mu" on Old MacDonald's Farm. Maria Del Rey, a children's chorus and others perform with clarity and a delightful sense of fun. A 1999 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Winner. (Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice®)

Customer Reviews

Repetition Please, and Pleasing in Repetition
As a parent of a 4 and 1/2 year old boy, I hear a lot of CDs over and over! Here, you won't mind, and you and your little ones will learn some Spanish along the way. Well blended w/Spanish and English and the music itself is very beautifully executed. Maria Del Rey's voice is lovely. Great fun CD to add the early years in classroom setting or at home. (Other languages are avail., but have not heard them yet). This CD is great, not grating!

Great English/Spanish songs for all ages
This is a fun way to learn either English or Spanish. Each song alternates back and forth between English and Spanish, with a review of simple Spanish words at the end. Many songs are the ones my daughter (Kindergarten) already knows (like Old McDonald), so it makes learning foreign words easier. Plus fun musical arrangements (like one with Pirates)! We look forward to more music from Maria Del Rey! We are buying a second copy to donate to my daughter's classroom.

Keep this one in your car!
My son is 4yrs old and goes to Spanish class once a week. He really enjoys this music and so does my 2yr old who is just learning to speak english. Never too young to start the awareness of another language. We play it on the way to school. It sings one verse in English and then in Spanish, unlike some cd's that seem to be for kids who only speak Spanish. Great starter music.