Raffi's hilarious version of the classic song about strange events that happen down by the bay, where the watermelons grow...
Singing supports and encourages even the youngest child's speech and listening skills, which makes Down by the Bay perfect for early learning. In this friendly board book edition, irresistible art by Nadine Bernard Westcott depicts wonderfully amusing creatures such as a bear combing his hair, a goose kissing a moose, and a whale with a polka-dot tail. Very young children will find this book both entertaining and instructive in early language skills such as rhyme, rhythm, and repetition, and will delight in hearing it read or sung aloud to them.
This paperback edition includes the sheet music to encourage sing- and play-alongs!
Raffi's hilarious version of the classic song about strange events that happen down by the bay, where the watermelons grow...
Singing supports and encourages even the youngest child's speech and listening skills, which makes Down by the Bay perfect for early learning. In this friendly board book edition, irresistible art by Nadine Bernard Westcott depicts wonderfully amusing creatures such as a bear combing his hair, a goose kissing a moose, and a whale with a polka-dot tail. Very young children will find this book both entertaining and instructive in early language skills such as rhyme, rhythm, and repetition, and will delight in hearing it read or sung aloud to them.
This paperback edition includes the sheet music to encourage sing- and play-alongs!
Raffi Cavoukianis an internationally renknowned musician and
performer for children, best known for hits likeBaby
Beluga,Bananaphone, andDown by the Bay. He is the founder of the
Centre for Child Honouring, whichadvocates for an ecological
worldview, a whole systems shift in the way we make decisions that
affect our children's world. Learn more about Raffi, his music, and
his foundation at RaffiNews.com, on Twitter at @Raffi_RC, or on
Facebook at Facebook.com/Raffi.Cavoukian.
Nadine Bernard Westcott has illustrated more than 100 books for
young readers, including I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly,
Big Picnic, Down by the Bay, and Peanut Butter and Jelly, the
latter of which she also wrote. Nadine lives in Nantucket,
Massachusetts, and divides her time between illustrating and
designing her own line of fabrics.
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