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The highly successful Wee Sing series of books and audiocassettes is the creation of Pamela Conn Beall and her coauthor Susan Nipp. Parents appreciate the books as wholesome entertainment that encourages self-confidence and freedom of expression. Teachers welcome them as an educational tool that blends the joy of music with creativity and language development. Beall is a mother and a former music teacher with a strong commitment to keeping classic songs for children alive. She believed in the importance of music for bringing children an uplifting, joyful learning experience that led to her collaboration on a handwritten songbook. Beall's and Nipp's original series has grown into a sing-along audiocassette series with more than 15 titles. A videocassette series with more than 10 titles was launched in 1985. The subjects are varied-from America to nursery rhymes, from dinosaurs to silly songs-but the theme is constant. These are enriching songs, stories, and activities that show children the beauty and wonder around them. Beall has a B.A. in music with a minor in education from Oregon State University and has taught elementary music in the Portland area. Beall lives in Oswego, Oregon.

Susan Hagen Nipp was born and raised in Spokane, Washington. As children, the Nipp and her two brotheres sang in the church choir, joined in trios and quartets, and played various instruments. Nipp studied piano and flute and was in her high school and college band, orchestra, and choir. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in music with a minor in education from Whitworth College in Spokane. Upon graduation, she taught high school English in Washington and later, elementary school music in Oregon. Pam Beall and Susan Nipp met in 1972 while taking graduate music classes in Portland, Oregon, where they were elementary music teachers. Nipp and Beall created the Wee Sing Series in 1977, when they realized that while many people remember the first words of classic children's songs, most could not remember every word and note. In order to keep this music alive, the creators hand wrote a song book containing many old favorites. The authors invested $200 and distributed the books throughout the Pacific Northwest. Their immediate success helped pioneer a resurgence in traditional children's music and prompted expansion to audiocassettes. Two years and 20,000 copies later, their book was acquired by Price Stern Sloan, an imprint of Penguin Group, USA. In 1981, they addied audiocassettes to their established songbook collection. In 1985, another new sensation occurred as the first Wee Sing video was produced. Most of the videos were produced in Portland, Oregon, by Poulshock Productions. Wee Sing has been going strong for over 25 years with more than 60 titles having been created in different formats including songbooks, cassettes, CDs, coloring/activity books, toys, and videos. Over 50 million product items have been sold around the world.

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WEE SING 的作者蘇珊和帕姆如是說： “我們認為孩子應該在自由寬鬆的環境下長大。我們希望他們一邊長大，一邊體會音樂的魅力和美好。”——蘇珊·尼普 “WEE SING 裏的一切都來源於我們內心的感受和經驗。”——帕姆·比爾 孩子與英語的第一次親密接觸！和美國的小朋友一起快樂成長吧！ ●具有讓調皮搗蛋的小鬼安靜下來的魔力 ●可以陪著孩子認識世界的音樂百科全書 ●英語啓濛——“磨耳朵”的絕佳素材 ●性價比最高的五綫譜、鋼琴譜 與孩子分享這套歐美經典童謠，給孩子一份享用一生的禮物！ ★ 企鵝經典童書原版引進 ★ 歐美暢銷經典兒童書籍 ★ 貫穿奧爾夫音樂教學理念 ★ 歌詞中英文全文對照呈現 ★ 高品質伴奏和童聲演唱CD ★ 生動可愛的手繪配圖 ★ 豐富的音樂親子遊戲 ★ 配有精準的五綫琴譜 ★ 特為兒童設計大開本 WEE SING 密碼 ☆W-Wholesome （身心健康） ☆E-Educational （富於教益） ☆E-Entertaining （趣味橫生） ☆S-Songs （歌麯童謠） ☆I-Interactive （親子互動） ☆N-Nourishes growth and development（茁壯成長） ☆G-Guarantees learning and fun（寓教於樂） WEE SING 是什麼？ WEE SING 是一套來自美國的英語經典童謠。 1977年，為瞭給自己的孩子尋找閤適的童謠，音樂教師帕姆·比爾和蘇珊·尼普開始瞭不斷搜集的過程。期間，她們發現很多自己小時候聽著長大的傳統歌謠已經找不到。這讓她們萌生瞭製作一本圖書的念頭。於是，第一本WEESING 就這樣誕生瞭。 　　經過35年的發展，WEE SING 已經發展成美國傢喻戶曉的品牌，陪伴美國的孩子們逐漸長大。 為什麼要選擇WEE SING ? 　　囊括英文經典兒歌歌麯，內容豐富，分類清晰。音樂動聽，層次分明。在美國風行幾十年，傢喻戶曉，路邊小店都有售。　　精心選麯，目的在於培養孩子的認知、體格和社交技能。通過歌麯、童謠、韻律詩，以及親子活動，幫助孩子們提高語言能力、身體協調性、聽覺敏銳感、韻律節奏感，更重要的是培養孩子的自信心。　　歌本中許多歌注明可開展的奧爾夫音樂活動，對傢長極具指導意義，是最好的英文歌集。 　　如果您推崇奧爾夫教育，或是喜歡英文歌，或是想讓孩子學英文，或是想知道英美國傢的兒童聽什麼樣的歌麯長大，那麼，您的孩子都該擁有這套書。

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磨耳朵必備，超好聽的英文兒歌和繞口令等等，放在車裏聽，傢裏就拷到電腦上，有機會就放給寶寶聽。很不錯的。