<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Curious George and Jack Johnson]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by caniscandida http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/ Mon, 01 May 2006 06:15:14 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/1 if you say so

Perhaps it may strike the thoughtful child as a bit odd that, while the three-times table is a very exact and logical structure, there is nothing particularly logical at all in landing on those three words, out of all the words beginning with the letter R.  How about Rigel, Roanoke Island, Rabbit Redux? -- lots of lecture material there.

On the general insipidity of children's music: No doubt that is true.  Nevertheless, we are fond of an album by Sandra Boynton, the name of which I cannot now remember.  Each song is about a different animal, and is sung by people with more or less big names, such as Meryl Streep and Patti LuPone.  Our favorite is "Snuggle Puppy," sung by Eric Stolz.  There is nothing especially "green" about the album, unless you consider celebrating animals a "green" thing to do.  As I do.

On Curious George: Not my favorite children's-book character, but to each his own.  (I am more a Babar man, myself.)  There is an episode of The Simpsons in which Bart is shown reading "Curious George and the Ebola Virus."  Presumably the moral is something like, "So you see, boys and girls, if somebody offers you bush meat, just say no."

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Perhaps it may strike the thoughtful child as a bit odd that, while the three-times table is a very exact and logical structure, there is nothing particularly logical at all in landing on those three words, out of all the words beginning with the letter R.  How about Rigel, Roanoke Island, Rabbit Redux? -- lots of lecture material there.

On the general insipidity of children's music: No doubt that is true.  Nevertheless, we are fond of an album by Sandra Boynton, the name of which I cannot now remember.  Each song is about a different animal, and is sung by people with more or less big names, such as Meryl Streep and Patti LuPone.  Our favorite is "Snuggle Puppy," sung by Eric Stolz.  There is nothing especially "green" about the album, unless you consider celebrating animals a "green" thing to do.  As I do.

On Curious George: Not my favorite children's-book character, but to each his own.  (I am more a Babar man, myself.)  There is an episode of The Simpsons in which Bart is shown reading "Curious George and the Ebola Virus."  Presumably the moral is something like, "So you see, boys and girls, if somebody offers you bush meat, just say no."

]]> Comment #2 by jbetzzall http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/ Mon, 01 May 2006 06:58:01 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/2 Children's music

The album you remember is called "Philadelphia Chickens".
As a former children's librarian who currently collects "green" songs for children I'd be very interested to hear other people's recommendations. My current favorites are Sarah Pirtle http://www.gentlewind.com/perform.htm and a duo called "Magpie", which performs a very catchy number  titled "Shut off the water, [Don't let it run]" on their "Circle of Life" album http://www.magpiemusic.com/mag_rec.htm
Cheerio!  Jonathan

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The album you remember is called "Philadelphia Chickens".
As a former children's librarian who currently collects "green" songs for children I'd be very interested to hear other people's recommendations. My current favorites are Sarah Pirtle http://www.gentlewind.com/perform.htm and a duo called "Magpie", which performs a very catchy number  titled "Shut off the water, [Don't let it run]" on their "Circle of Life" album http://www.magpiemusic.com/mag_rec.htm
Cheerio!  Jonathan

]]> Comment #3 by David Roberts http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/ Mon, 01 May 2006 06:59:07 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/3 Actually,

the very first Curious George book -- by H.A. Rey, as opposed to inspired by him -- is a friggin' horror story. I couldn't believe it when we got it from the library a while back.

Basically this happy, curious monkey gets trapped by a white hunter, taken on a ship, gets disoriented, pukes, falls overboard and almost drowns, tries to escape when they get to NYC, and finally accepts his new role as an indentured servant.

The imperialistic overtones are inescapable. You really should check it out.

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the very first Curious George book -- by H.A. Rey, as opposed to inspired by him -- is a friggin' horror story. I couldn't believe it when we got it from the library a while back.

Basically this happy, curious monkey gets trapped by a white hunter, taken on a ship, gets disoriented, pukes, falls overboard and almost drowns, tries to escape when they get to NYC, and finally accepts his new role as an indentured servant.

The imperialistic overtones are inescapable. You really should check it out.

www.grist.org

]]> Comment #4 by kmp http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/ Mon, 01 May 2006 07:20:39 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/4 The Man in the Yellow Hat

I agree, Dave.  I actually own a copy of the original Curious George (well, along with most every other book I've ever owned) and well remember being quite George-sympathetic when I was a kid.

I would say "The Man in the Yellow Hat" ominously to my Mom the way other kids would say "boogeyman."

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I agree, Dave.  I actually own a copy of the original Curious George (well, along with most every other book I've ever owned) and well remember being quite George-sympathetic when I was a kid.

I would say "The Man in the Yellow Hat" ominously to my Mom the way other kids would say "boogeyman."

]]> Comment #5 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/ Mon, 01 May 2006 19:11:19 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/5 Sometimes I would fall asleep while reading

curious George to my daughters. My oldest would smack me in the head with the book to wake me up, my youngest would just tuck me in. They have radically different dispositions.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

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curious George to my daughters. My oldest would smack me in the head with the book to wake me up, my youngest would just tuck me in. They have radically different dispositions.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Help acquire and protect ecological hotspots, give to a conservation organization: http://www.saveourbiodiversity.com

]]> Comment #6 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/ Mon, 01 May 2006 23:23:38 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/6 Hehey

Pretty embarrassing admission Dave.

I got caught whistling "Singing In The Rain" whilst biking on my favorite trail yesterday.

The happiness of every living thing was palpable as the spring rain turned a brush firing potential drought to jungle energy.  

The guy by the boat landing (non-motorized)with the retriever and giant ram tough gas guzzler quickly fled the scene and closed his truck door.  Apparently he was more embarrassed?  I bet it was because he felt the same way, hunters and  treehuggers have a lot in common.

I kept on my ride.

Check out Woody Guthrie's children's songs.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_to_Grow_on_for_Mother_and_Child

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

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Pretty embarrassing admission Dave.

I got caught whistling "Singing In The Rain" whilst biking on my favorite trail yesterday.

The happiness of every living thing was palpable as the spring rain turned a brush firing potential drought to jungle energy.  

The guy by the boat landing (non-motorized)with the retriever and giant ram tough gas guzzler quickly fled the scene and closed his truck door.  Apparently he was more embarrassed?  I bet it was because he felt the same way, hunters and  treehuggers have a lot in common.

I kept on my ride.

Check out Woody Guthrie's children's songs.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_to_Grow_on_for_Mother_and_Child

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

]]> Comment #7 by accel2 http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/ Tue, 02 May 2006 00:04:55 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/7 Favorite children's music

When I was a kid, I had two favorites, both on vinyl at the time.  One was "Free to Be You and Me", the other was a sesame street record, the name of which escapes me.

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When I was a kid, I had two favorites, both on vinyl at the time.  One was "Free to Be You and Me", the other was a sesame street record, the name of which escapes me.

]]> Comment #8 by ourearthmusic http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/ Fri, 26 May 2006 17:24:24 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/curious-george-and-jack-johnson/8 some more enviro kid's music

Check out Wendy Flower's new release, Flower Power. Wendy is a very talented and experienced musician who has just recorded her new family oriented album.

Anne Leighton says in her newsletters:
"Wendy Flower has a sweet, Jackie DeShannon-esque ecologically-minded and animal-loving CD, FLOWER POWER.   Proceeds go to Freethechildren.org, an education program for children in 45 countries.  
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Check out Wendy Flower's new release, Flower Power. Wendy is a very talented and experienced musician who has just recorded her new family oriented album.

Anne Leighton says in her newsletters:
"Wendy Flower has a sweet, Jackie DeShannon-esque ecologically-minded and animal-loving CD, FLOWER POWER.   Proceeds go to Freethechildren.org, an education program for children in 45 countries.  
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