Sing For The Earth - Little Wild Animals by Claudia Robin Gunn published on 2022-09-22T01:32:50Z Tune in to the beautiful chorus that our world makes - and add your voice to the choir. This album is an invitation for children and adults to sing and learn about some of the wonders of life on this planet. Shining a spotlight on wildlife conservation and climate awareness, this album and songbook (PDF download included) from APRA Award winner Claudia Robin Gunn, contains 25 original tunes. Celebrate our planet and a diverse range of the fascinating creatures who inhabit the trees, the plains, the mountains and the rivers, the coastlines and even the ice floes alongside us humans. The songbook includes science notes and activity ideas for children to explore written by Dr Melissa R. Gunn and is illustrated by Elise De Silva. The biodiversity crisis is referenced in the heartfelt song Rainbow World, and the tragedy of extinctions is catalogued in the song Feathers and Bones (Extinction Elegy). This tune offers an emotive call to remember creatures long disappeared from her homeland of Aotearoa New Zealand - hula, moa, Haast's eagle and the greyling. Fellow land of the long white cloud inhabitants that feature in other songs include the myriad critters of 'Don't be Scared of Bugs', little blue penguins (kororā) in The Little Blue Sushi Shop Penguins (another true story), disco number Tara Tuatara and the delights of kiwi hatchlings in Animal Families. The incredible monotremes of Australia get a shout out in the gentle and reassuring collab with Angie Who 'Echidna Lullaby', and in 'We Are The Platypus' which pays tribute to this enigmatic being with a to the front rock number. Have a boogie with zoo animals, with actions in te reo Māori, in the Zoo Hullabaloo featuring Loopy Tunes Preschool Music and send a love letter to your best friend in Lovebirds Love featuring Itty Bitty Beats. Claudia and Melissa's mother Deni Gunn lends clear and resonant harmonies to the fun and quirky songs Loopy the Inchworm and Roly Poly Polar Bear. Created with funding from Creative New Zealand, this is part two of a two album project following on from Sing For The Sea - Little Wild Ocean Friends. All tracks have been produced by Tom Fox at The Sound Room. Songwriter/Performer: Claudia Robin Gunn Featuring guest vocalists Deni Gunn, Itty Bitty Beats (Jenny and Lucy), Angie Who and Loopy Tunes Preschool Music (Siu and Leah) Producer: Tom Fox at The Sound Room All Instrumentation: Tom Fox Mastering: Mike Bloemendal Illustrator: Elise De Silva Graphic Design: Claudia Robin Gunn Science Communicator: Melissa R Gunn Funded by Creative New Zealand Genre Folk & Singer-Songwriter Contains tracks Animal Families by Claudia Robin Gunn published on 2022-09-22T01:54:37Z Brave Like A Lion by Claudia Robin Gunn published on 2022-09-22T01:54:38Z Cloudforest Chorus by Claudia Robin Gunn published on 2022-09-22T01:54:39Z Don't Be Scared Of Bugs by Claudia Robin Gunn published on 2022-09-22T01:54:39Z Earth Kind by Claudia Robin Gunn published on 2022-09-22T01:54:40Z