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Musical and magical songs about math.

Artist: They Might Be Giants
Genre: Children's Music Label: Disney Sound Parental Advisory: No Edited Version Available: No Release Date: 02/05/2008

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Parents need to know that if they want to make the fundamentals of counting and arithmetic fun, this is the perfect CD. Appropriate for toddlers to grade schoolers, this album takes a creative approach to learning math.

Families can talk about counting and having fun with numbers. Can you make up a song about a number?

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Reviewed By: Jacqueline Rupp

They Might Be Giants make learning to count a funky musical journey through the number line. There's a song for every number from 1 to 10, plus others exploring math concepts like infinity and odd and even numbers.

Silly lyrics mixed with quirky, likable melodies equals a fun time for kids and parents. Who said math had to be boring? Although there's nothing ground-breaking here -- the concept of using well-written tunes to make learning fun has been around for a while -- the group does a solid job of bringing a modern feel to this old tune by employing a variety of musical styles from Dixieland jazz to alt rock. Some of the best tracks include "Seven," "Infinity," and "Ten Mississippi." Kids will have fun signing along to lyrics that are always insightful, creative, and honest: "There's only one everything. And if you go out and count up everything it all adds up to one."

More mathematical music includes the Googol Power series, The Best of Schoolhouse Rock, and Trout Fishing in America's "Mine."

Reviewed: 02/05/2008

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