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A recording of Barry's best loved songs about school that feature a new musical accompaniment with fiddle, mandolin, clarinet and guitar. Barry sings about teachers and about a boy who doesn't want to get out of bed in the morning—he turns out to be the Principal—and a deep voiced chorus sings about underwear in a calypso beat. This recording also includes Barry's classic 1975 song, I've Got a Teacher and She's So Mean. A funny and meaningful collection.

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""Barry Louis Polisar talks to kids in a way that is direct but never condescending. Kids love him. He reaches children in their funny bone."" --A Guide to the Best Recorded Music for Children ""Instead of an apple this year, give your favorite teacher Barry Louis Polisar's new hit package, Teacher's Favorites. This volume contains 13 school related songs. The production quality is outstanding. The guest musicians use guitars, mandolins, fiddles, dulcimers, slide guitar, clarinet and percussion to give the sound a richness not found in most children's recordings. Polisar's vocals are very playful. On the song ""Nothing,"" a child's answer to the parental question, ""What did you do today?,"" Polisar lays down some delightful back-up vocals with his six year old twins. He also uses some inventive multi-track vocals of himself on ""I Lost My Pants,"" a song about the dilemma of getting ready for school. Other highlights include, ""I Don't Wanna Go to School,"" with a surprise ending that will be a hit with all school principals; ""The Alfabet Song,"" which includes words not found in most ABC books; and ""Don't Eat The Food That is Sitting on Your Plate,"" a song sure to be a hit in the school cafeteria. A must buy--even if you already own previous Polisar recordings."" --School Library Journal

"""Barry Louis Polisar talks to kids in a way that is direct but never condescending. Kids love him. He reaches children in their funny bone."" --A Guide to the Best Recorded Music for Children ""Instead of an apple this year, give your favorite teacher Barry Louis Polisar's new hit package, Teacher's Favorites. This volume contains 13 school related songs. The production quality is outstanding. The guest musicians use guitars, mandolins, fiddles, dulcimers, slide guitar, clarinet and percussion to give the sound a richness not found in most children's recordings. Polisar's vocals are very playful. On the song ""Nothing,"" a child's answer to the parental question, ""What did you do today?,"" Polisar lays down some delightful back-up vocals with his six year old twins. He also uses some inventive multi-track vocals of himself on ""I Lost My Pants,"" a song about the dilemma of getting ready for school. Other highlights include, ""I Don't Wanna Go to School,"" with a surprise ending that will be a hit with all school principals; ""The Alfabet Song,"" which includes words not found in most ABC books; and ""Don't Eat The Food That is Sitting on Your Plate,"" a song sure to be a hit in the school cafeteria. A must buy--even if you already own previous Polisar recordings."" --School Library Journal"

Barry Louis Polisar talks to kids in a way that is direct but never condescending. Kids love him. He reaches children in their funny bone. --A Guide to the Best Recorded Music for Children Instead of an apple this year, give your favorite teacher Barry Louis Polisar's new hit package, Teacher's Favorites. This volume contains 13 school related songs. The production quality is outstanding. The guest musicians use guitars, mandolins, fiddles, dulcimers, slide guitar, clarinet and percussion to give the sound a richness not found in most children's recordings. Polisar's vocals are very playful. On the song Nothing, a child's answer to the parental question, What did you do today?, Polisar lays down some delightful back-up vocals with his six year old twins. He also uses some inventive multi-track vocals of himself on I Lost My Pants, a song about the dilemma of getting ready for school. Other highlights include, I Don't Wanna Go to School, with a surprise ending that will be a hit with all school principals; The Alfabet Song, which includes words not found in most ABC books; and Don't Eat The Food That is Sitting on Your Plate, a song sure to be a hit in the school cafeteria. A must buy--even if you already own previous Polisar recordings. --School Library Journal

Author Information

Barry Louis Polisar is a four-time Parents Choice Award winner who has written songs for Sesame Street and Weekly Reader; starred in Field Trip, an Emmy Award-winning television show for children; performed at the White House, the Smithsonian, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and has been featured regularly on the Learning Channel. He has won a Special Library Recognition Award for his ability to communicate with and excite children to read through his books, poems, and songs, which include Barry Louis Polisar's a Little Different; Insect Soup; Old Dogs, New Tricks; and Old Enough to Know Better. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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