ANIMAL TRAX: Worldwide Animal Trax

Animal Trax

Worldwide Animal Trax

© 2004 Polkadot Place (783707029801)

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Wild animals rap and sing on kid friendly hip-hop anthems packed with facts about their fascinating lives.

tracks

1 Adaptation
2 Regeneration
3 When I Hibernate
4 Nocturnal Crew
5 That's Extinction
6 The Throng Song
7 Migration
8 Camouflage
9 Chain of Food
10 What's for Dinner?
11 Symbiotic Y'all
12 Metamorphosis

notes

Clever lyrics and hot beats will get kids shaking their tail feathers and singing along to these songs about the fascinating lives of wild animals. Get the facts about adapting to desert life straight from the camel's mouth. Witness the wonders of metamorphosis, through the compound eyes of a monarch butterfly. Eavesdrop on the underwater drama of a cleaner wrasse and barracuda working out the wrinkles of their symbiotic relationship.

*** Check out the Adaptation video at our web site ****

A well-fed brown bear delivers an unapologetic verse about the pleasures of hibernation, "Don't knock The Grizzle 'cuz I like to snooze / through the blizzards and freeze of the winder blues / It's none of our bizzle that I 'Rip Van Winkle" in a dry den until the April drizzles"

M.C. Mammoth ponders the mysteries of extinction, "How did Super Croc, who once ruled the block / and trolled up the banks like a 40 foot yacht / dining on dinos when they visited his spot / end up a skeleton embedded in rock?"

PARENTING MAGAZINE - November 2004

"With streetwise rhythms and edgy lyrics, these 12 original songs are... are as informative as they are danceable"

- Suelain Moy

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL - January 2005

"Biology facts are conveyed skillfully through 12 rap and hip-hop songs that are executed with such flair and cleverness that even the most jaded youngsters will be drawn in. Each song focuses on a different scientific concept and illustrates it with examples from nature. For example, a camel raps about his special features in "Adaptation," and a salamander lays down a groove about "Regeneration." The lyrics mimic rap and hip-hop stylings to perfection. The songs often gently parody popular hits. It isn't necessary to be familiar with the originals to enjoy these tunes, but the songs will illicit laughs from older listeners who recognize them. Exploring biological concepts as diverse as metamorphosis, the food chain, and camouflage, this album is definitely on the right track, and one can only hope that future collections on other subject are in the works."

- Kathleen Kelly MacMillan,
Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia

reviews

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  • Catchy, fun songs that teach moral values. Good stuff.
    author: Mandy Dietz

    The songs on this CD get stuck in my head for days. I love to buy it to give as gifts to friends who have kids. Good writing and great singing make the songs really special.

  • Fun For the whole family
    author: www.GreatIndieMusic.com

    This Cd is very well done. Fun for the whole family.

  • Both kids and adults thought the songs were fun!
    author: Jackie

    The adults liked that the music was educational and the kids loved to dance to the beat. What a fun and clever way to introduce ecology to children.

  • Fun, innovative and educational
    author: Donna

    What a fun, innovative, ecclectic & educational piece of art. This is a shoe-in to help teach kids about ecology. Thanks for this creative CD

  • Great songs that are fun and educational, for both kids and perents
    author: Barb Hollender

    This CD is very fun and interesting as it presents educational material in a way that will appeal to kids and thier parents. The hip music styles makes you want to dance and learn the lyrics to sing along! Very well done. A must have in your kid's music collection. A great way to learn!

  • education that's cool
    author: Elizabeth Perry

    this cd is awesome. the lyrics are educational but the music is great to listen to for kids and parents. for kids that love animals this cd is perfect. the vocals are very well done and the songs are not repetitive. i highly recommend this cd to all hip parents and children!

  • author: CD Baby

    So your kids like rap and as an involved parent, you're not sure that's the style you really want them listening to. No problem. With Animal Trax, kids can learn about the lives of animals from adaption to habitat to migration, hibernation and metamorphosis straight from the horses mouth... or whichever animal happens to be rapping at the moment. These are fun, educational songs for the modern kid and the hip parent looking for quality music their child can relate to.

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