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Sing A Song of Sixpence: The Importance of Singing to your Child
BookbugA recent study found that singing calms babies for longer than talking. By using songs in Turkish, a language that sounds very different from the baby’s native language, researchers found that...
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12 Books That Fit Perfectly with Famous Christmas Songs
ReadingEven working in retail, listening to the same tunes on repeat, can't completely rid you of the joy of hearing (some) Christmas songs; bound as closely as they are, for many of us, with uniquely...
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Mick Cooke's Top 10 Songs for Children
BookbugMick Cooke is a composer for film and TV, and a former member of Belle & Sebastian. He first started writing songs for children in 2005. His album of children's songs, Down At The Zoo, went...
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Sticks, Stones, and Storm Troopers: Making Music More Creative at Home
BookbugWe love our children. We want to feel connected to them and have good relationships with them. We want them to learn to speak, to read and write and count. We want them to be able to play with...
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Ringató: How Music is Bringing Families Together in Hungary
BookbugLast month, I took part in a study trip to Hungary to learn about the Kodaly approach to music education in the early years. We had the opportunity to visit kindergarten (age 3-7) classrooms and...
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Send Us Your Favourite Songs Inspired by Poems or Stories
ReadingDo you love music? Do you love reading? Do you LOVE it when the two come together, in perfect harmony? Then have we got the vote for you!This year, for Book Week Scotland, we're calling on fans...
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40 of the Best Songs Inspired by Books
ReadingThey say music is how souls communicate with one another. Add to that the magic of books and you have a perfect formula for art.That is why we were inspired to search the annals of music chart...
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The Songs of my Writing Life: Catriona Child
ReadingTo celebrate our Book Week Scotland vote for the greatest literary pop song of all time, we asked Trackman and Swim Until You Can't See Land author Catriona Child (@CatrionaChild) to share the...
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The Songs of my Writing Life: Michael Pedersen
ReadingTo celebrate our Book Week Scotland vote for the greatest literary pop song of all time, we asked Scottish poet and Neu! Reekie! co-chief Michael Pedersen (@ScribePederson) to share the songs...
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Top 10 Songs Inspired by Books
ReadingEvery year, during Book Week Scotland, we ask members of the public to take part in a vote. Now you may be aware that here at Scottish Book Trust we’re quite keen on books. And we’re also...
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