内容简介
ThebestsellingWeeSinglineisnowtailoredforthemostmodernWeeSingfans!TheseeightclassicWeeSingtitlesarenowinagreatnewpackage—abookandCDinareusableblister!
作者简介
ThehighlysuccessfulWeeSingseriesofbooksandaudiocassettesisthecreationofPamelaConnBeallandhercoauthorSusanNipp.Parentsappreciatethebooksaswholesomeentertainmentthatencouragesself-confidenceandfreedomofexpression.Teacherswelcomethemasaneducationaltoolthatblendsthejoyofmusicwithcreativityandlanguagedevelopment.Beallisamotherandaformermusicteacherwithastrongcommitmenttokeepingclassicsongsforchildrenalive.Shebelievedintheimportanceofmusicforbringingchildrenanuplifting,joyfullearningexperiencethatledtohercollaborationonahandwrittensongbook.Beall'sandNipp'soriginalserieshasgrownintoasing-alongaudiocassetteserieswithmorethan15titles.Avideocassetteserieswithmorethan10titleswaslaunchedin1985.Thesubjectsarevaried-fromAmericatonurseryrhymes,fromdinosaurstosillysongs-butthethemeisconstant.Theseareenrichingsongs,stories,andactivitiesthatshowchildrenthebeautyandwonderaroundthem.BeallhasaB.A.inmusicwithaminorineducationfromOregonStateUniversityandhastaughtelementarymusicinthePortlandarea.BealllivesinOswego,Oregon.SusanHagenNippwasbornandraisedinSpokane,Washington.Aschildren,theNippandhertwobrotheressanginthechurchchoir,joinedintriosandquartets,andplayedvariousinstruments.Nippstudiedpianoandfluteandwasinherhighschoolandcollegeband,orchestra,andchoir.ShereceivedherBachelorofArtsdegreeinmusicwithaminorineducationfromWhitworthCollegeinSpokane.Upongraduation,shetaughthighschoolEnglishinWashingtonandlater,elementaryschoolmusicinOregon.PamBeallandSusanNippmetin1972whiletakinggraduatemusicclassesinPortland,Oregon,wheretheywereelementarymusicteachers.NippandBeallcreatedtheWeeSingSeriesin1977,whentheyrealizedthatwhilemanypeoplerememberthefirstwordsofclassicchildren'ssongs,mostcouldnotremembereverywordandnote.Inordertokeepthismusicalive,thecreatorshandwroteasongbookcontainingmanyoldfavorites.Theauthorsinvested$200anddistributedthebooksthroughoutthePacificNorthwest.Theirimmediatesuccesshelpedpioneeraresurgenceintraditionalchildren'smusicandpromptedexpansiontoaudiocassettes.Twoyearsand20,000copieslater,theirbookwasacquiredbyPriceSternSloan,animprintofPenguinGroup,USA.In1981,theyaddiedaudiocassettestotheirestablishedsongbookcollection.In1985,anothernewsensationoccurredasthefirstWeeSingvideowasproduced.MostofthevideoswereproducedinPortland,Oregon,byPoulshockProductions.WeeSinghasbeengoingstrongforover25yearswithmorethan60titleshavingbeencreatedindifferentformatsincludingsongbooks,cassettes,CDs,coloring/activitybooks,toys,andvideos.Over50millionproductitemshavebeensoldaroundtheworld.
