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Clever teachers who grew up on this stuff will know how to make Schoolhouse Rock fans (ideally of type A) out of the next generation, too. Type A: those who--inspired in the '70s and '80s by "Conjunction Junction" and "Interjections!"--went on to become grammar gurus, copyeditors, and computational linguists. --Erik Macki . ) No matter. C. He showed his affection, Despite her objection, And Geraldine hollered some interjections! (Geraldo, if you'll recall, is a goat. Both kinds of fans will enjoy revisiting these Saturday-morning shorts--and hopefully this video will find its way into classrooms, to boot. : Though Geraldine played hard to get (uh huh), Geraldo knew he'd woo her yet. And type B: those who--less inspired by grammar than by catchy refrains--can still sing li... see description |
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SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK takes children on a fantastic scholastic learning adventure. Songs include "My Hero, Zero"; "Elementary, My Dear" (multiplying by 2); "Three Is A Magic Number"; "The Four-Legged Zoo"; "Ready Or Not, Here I Come" (multiplying by 5); "I Got Six"; "Seven Sampson"; "Figure Eight"; "Naughty Number Nine"; "The Good Eleven"; and "Little Twelvetoes. S. " From 1973 to 1985, a generation of kids watching Saturday morning television learned the function of conjunctions and the preamble to the U. The same great songs you knew and loved as a kid are now available to a whole new generation. Each volume in this special collection features exclusive bonus programming of some of today's hottest rock stars singing their favorite SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! song. Learning multiplication tabl... see description |
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These educational cartoons came on during the commercial breaks of the less-than-edifying Saturday morning fare in the 1970s, and despite their healthy content, kids stayed glued to the screen to sing along to the somewhat psychedelic cartoons. Once upon a time kids learned many of their school lessons in the three-minute episodes of Schoolhouse Rock. Countless children hummed their way through social studies. The Preamble to the Constitution is much easier to remember when it's set to music. And everyone who saw the cartoon remembers how a bill becomes a law ("Oh, I'm just a bill, a lonely old bill, sitting here on Capitol Hill"). Whether you're an adult who remembers fondly his Schoolhouse Rock days or a parent trying to help a child with school, this selection will have you singin... see description |
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Science is an important but complex subject that often seems overwhelming to kids. Science Rock takes a nontraditional approach to this subject, entertaining kids with upbeat music that features lyrics absolutely packed with information. Simple, accurate descriptions of the human body's digestive, circulatory, central nervous, and skeletal systems, along with explanations of energy sources, the solar system, and gravity provide the thematic material for eight rock- and blues-inspired songs that kids find immediately appealing. Especially effective are the description of the central nervous system in "A Telegraph Line" and the discussion of nonrenewable energy sources in "The Energy Blues. It preserves the feel and intent of the original series while offering up-to-date information ab... see description |
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Visually, designer Heinz Edelmann mixes the biomorphic squiggles, day-glo palette, and Beardsley-esque portraits of Peter Max with rotoscoped still photographs and film; Edelmann's animated collages also nod to Andy Warhol and Magritte in properly psychedelic fashion, which works wonderfully with such terrific songs. The story line, cobbled together by producer Al Brodax and a committee of writers, is a broad, feather-light allegory set in idyllic Pepperland, where the gentle citizens are threatened by the nasty, music-hating Blue Meanies and their surreal arsenal of henchmen, with the Beatles enlisted to thwart the bad guys. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Making sense of the story is second to submerging blissfully in the sights and sounds of this video treat. The music represents... see description |
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