The wheels on the bus [DVD] : and more sing along favorites / Scholastic ; Weston Woods ; National Film Board of Canada ; executive producer, Linda Lee, Tom Daly, David Verrall, Svend-Erik Eriksen.
Title from disc label. Bonus features: Read along option available. Narrators, Chris Thomas King (Dem bones), Marnie McPhail (I want a dog) ; performers, The Bacon Brothers (Wheels on the bus), Burl Ives (I know an old lady who swallowed a fly), Neko Case (I want a dog) ; voice for The Chinese violin, Lulu Li.
Contents:
$t Wheels on the bus / $r adapted and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky ; produced by Paul R. Gagne, Melissa Reilly ; directed by Gary McGivney -- $t Dem bones / $r from the book by Bob Barner ; produced by Paul R. Gagne, Melissa Reilly ; directed by Gary McGivney -- $t Over in the meadow / $r from the book by John Langstaff ; illustrated by Feodor Rojankowvsky ; produced by Leigh Corra, Paul R. Gagne directed by Leigh Corra -- $t I know an old lady who swallowed a fly / $r words, Rose Bonne ; direction and story, Derek Lamb ; producer, Colin Low -- $t I want a dog / $r based on the book by Dayal Kaur Khalsa ; directed by Sheldon Cohen ; producer, Marcy Page -- $t Chinese violin / $r written by Madeleine Thien ; Madeleine Thien ; director, Joe Chang ; producer, George Johnson.
Summary:
The wheels on the bus: The classic children's ditty comes to live with Paul Zelinky's art and lively musical score by the Bacon Brothers. Dem bones: a skeleton band sings this well-known song based on the African-American spiritual. Over the meadow: A version of an old counting song for children is filled with the beauty and wonder of meadow life. I know an old lady who swallowed a fly: Sung by the legendary Burl Ives, this old lady ends up swallowing much more than just the fly.
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