"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. My hope is that these songs and rhymes continue to be chanted and the games played that wherever children use a sidewalk for play space, this tradition will continue." The texts often tell a story which reflects life as it is in the urban ghetto, with strong doses of anxiety, death, and the kind of humor which satirizes both the establishment and oneself. Each 10- to 20-minute episode explores important issues like kindness, persistence and generosity. It is fascinating to speculate on how these chants travel, because unlike other folk traditions which are passed from parent to child, these are passed from child to child. Created and produced by parents of young children, WBURs Circle Round adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 4 to 10. Chances are your own local variety of play chants is being sung and clapped to, or used as accompaniments to bouncing balls and jump ropes, and perhaps you will find some that no one else has yet discovered. Sinema7: A Movie Watchers Guide to the Seven Deadly SinsMaureen Herring. To tune in on what's happening, join the children on the playground or sidewalk - and listen. Lightning Strikes BackAnn Squires, Coming full circlePeter Sweeney. In author Maureen Kenney's words: "There may be an exciting world of rhythm and melody going on right in your neighborhood. This classic 1974 collection of urban children's chants and games has long been out of print.
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