The Following are some endorsements for Science Songs and Stories for the Big Questions by Kathleen Carroll:

Science Songs and Stories uses two of the most powerful learning tools that have ever existed--songs and stories--to accelerate learning in a fun and practical way. I highly recommend this program. Jack Canfield Co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul

Science Songs and Stories. (1999), K. Carroll, Brain-Friendly Learning. The ease with which children learn words to songs makes music a great teaching tool. This CD (with text for adults who have difficulty memorizing songs!) includes 10 songs and 5 stories, with topics ranging from electricity to plant growth. The Butterfly Song covers key parts of the monarch life cycle while a kitchen scissors and dinner knife keep the beat, and the story Metamorphosis could be acted out by student thespians. This is a great resource to make monarch learning even more interdisciplinary! ----Review from "Monarchs in the Classroom" newsletter by Dr., Karen Oberhauser, founder of www.monarchlab which features a monarch monitoring cooperative project between students and scientists.

"From the very first chord, I was totally engaged, snapping my fingers and strutting to the beat. Wow! Fun, creative, entertaining, upbeat, melodic, folksy, urban, beautifully choreographed and surprisingly visual. It is as diverse as learning itself. This is such a clever tool for sparking the imagination of both right and left brain learners. Every teacher and young person must experience this most valuable work. I was so taken by the brilliant presentation and the fun of it all that I completely forgot it was supposed to be a learning experience." -----Emily Barnes, Executive Director, Artsplash, a nonprofit, community-based arts program

"Since we now know that the body stores information and that music is an important factor in memory storage, this work is a major contribution to brain-based learning in teaching. Kathy brilliantly combines stories, music, rhythm and emotion to engage listeners, enabling them to embed information into deep memory. Through a wide variety of hip hop, rap, country and classical music, she helps students have fun as they learn important science concepts." ----Dr. Jeannette Vos, of The Learning Revolution Author of The Music Revolution

Sing a Song of Science invites the teacher and learner to remember the joy and wonder in learning about the natural world. What better way to share the connection we feel with nature than to sing about it! In the words of someone who would know, "Music is as natural as the sun or rain. I can't imagine the world without itófor my heart is a song!" Big Bird ----Chris Boyd Brewer -- author of Rhythms of Learning

My students learned more about sound and sound waves from one song than in an entire chapter in the science books. All of my students can tell me that sound is produced by "vibrations moving back and forth." I hear them singing excerpts of the songs in the hallways during class changes. They enjoy the variety of musical styles on the CD. My students want to listen to it every chance they get. It is even a popular choice as a reward for good behavior! -- Tammie Alderman, 6th Grade Teacher, St. Marys, Georgia

Kathy Carroll puts fun into learning while connecting science to other subjects. Children enjoy dances created by our physical education teacher to the songs about topics they learned with the science resource teacher. They read along with the songs and stories with the classroom teacher, and they review by listening to the CD at home. Now everyone's learning! ----Margaret Jackson, Science Resource Teacher, Washington DC

Kathleen Carroll's book and CD of science songs and stories are phenomenal! This is an awesome aid for my bi-lingual second grade students. My students learn both science concepts and vocabulary. At the same time they improve their English. They love singing the songs so much! ----Theresa Mendivil, Bilingual Senior Teacher, Feaster-Edison Charter School, Chula Vista, CA 619-422-8397 or 426-9441

Comments from children at Murch Elementary School in Washington, DC: The songs are fun! The songs are cool! They are a great way to learn! The Metric song is a fun way to learn about measuring, whether things are big or small. You can learn a lot of things very fast! I learned new things about life in order to survive. I learned words I did not know before.

Kathleen Carroll has really tapped into an uncharted field of learning. I saw my students gain almost instant understanding of concepts that would take years for them to grasp before. The original songs and music are so catchy that I hear my students sing the songs throughout the day! What a great way to learn! ----Theresa Hill, Teacher. Washington, DC

We enjoyed listening to Science songs and Stories and found them quite effective. It is very different from any other educational material that we are aware of. It is very exciting to see materials like this for teachers to make some of their lessons different but also get the point across. ----Sid and Bea Parnes, founders of the Creative Problem-solving Institute (CPSI).

Jeremiah is four years old. He knows all the songs on Science Songs and Stories by heart. We sing them together and have had some good conversations about the topics. ----Greg Remlinger, parent

My 10 year old granddaughter, Kenesha, has taken to this CD like a duck to water! Science was hard for her, but she loves to sing. Now she can talk about the science she has learned from the songs and stories. ----Dorothy Ramsey, grandmother

We are homeshooling our two children, aged 10 and 13. We are finding that Science Songs and Stories is a great aid for them to learn science at home. ----Mike Kopf, parent

Some of the songs on the CD are even good for people my age! ----Jason Hatchell (age 14)