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Poetry by David Zaslow

Music by Patti Moran McCoy

  Poems by David Zaslow

 In 1982 Patti Moran McCoy and David Zaslow collaborated to create two LP albums of original poetry and music for kids. Pint-Sized Poetry and Thoughts Like Clouds were distributed to elementary schools throughout the country. The combination of poems set to music was used by teachers as inspiration for creative writing activities in their classrooms. Download the PDF of one of these poems and ask your kids can read the text along with the recording. Many of these poems are in the book Hamburger Dreams that you can purchase in the Shop.
• A Hamburger Dream • Because, Because • Birds Full of Sky • Burgers, Burgers Everywhere • Can You Dig It? • Could We With Ink?
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PDF: A Hamburger Dream

PDF: Because Because

PDF: Birds Full of Sky

PDF: Burgers Burgers Everywhere

PDF: Can You Dig It?
PDF: Could We With Ink?
• Dear Ocean • Echo, Echo, Echo • Eyeballs • Have I Got Feet For You • I Get Up in The Face • If the Sun Were a Horse
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PDF: Dear Ocean

PDF: Echo Echo Echo

PDF: Eyeballs

PDF: Have I Got Feet For You

PDF: I Get Up In The Face

PDF: If The Sun Were A Horse
• If You Dig Music • In Mommy Time • Jogging Blues • Life Is a Yo-Yo • Lunch Song • Poem Kong
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PDF: If You Dig Music

PDF: In Mommy Time
PDF: Jogging Blues
PDF: Life Is a Yo-Yo

PDF: Lunch Song
 
PDF: Poem Kong
• Popcorn Dreams • Shh! • Scat Rap • She’s a Little Mixed Up • Sky Hockey • Super Bowl
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PDF: Popcorn Dreams

PDF: Shh!

PDF: Scat Rap

PDF: She’s a Little Mixed-Up

PDF: Sky Hockey

PDF: Super Bowl
• The Recipe of Me • The Roller Coaster • The Soccer Ball Sun • There Goes the Puppy Dog Sun • Umm • Well
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PDF: The Recipe of Me

PDF: The Roller Coaster

PDF: The Soccer Ball Sun

PDF: There Goes the Puppy Dog Sun

PDF: Umm

PDF: Well
• What is a Dog?  • What’s Inside of You? • Would You Still Be My Friend?
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PDF: What Is a Dog? PDF: What’s Inside of You?
PDF: Would You Still Be My Friend?




  Shakin’ Loose with Mother Goose

Winner of the 1987 American Book Award for Educational Materials. The selections here are from the double LP where David Zaslow produced this incredible collection of Mother Goose rhymes set to jazz, rock, and blues tunes composed by Patti Moran McCoy. On the original LPs Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows rapped the rhymes that were edited by David Zaslow to remove the sexism and violence in some of the original rhymes. Download the PDF of your favorite rhyme and your kids can read the text along with each recording.
• Betty Botter • Mary Had A Little Lamb • Old Mother Hubbard • Owls •Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
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PDF: Betty Botter

PDF: Mary Had A Little Lamb

PDF: Old Mother Hubbard

PDF: Owls

PDF: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star