Summer Song #3 - The Sorcerer's Apprentice

A little about this piece

The Sorcerer's Apprentice was originally a poem written by the great German poet, Goethe in 1797. 100 years later, in 1897, Paul Dukas decided to write an orchestral piece (a symphonic poem) with the same name. This piece became so famous that it is used to accompany a section of the Walk Disney film Fantasia. Mickey Mouse, obviously, plays the role of the apprentice!

The very hungry caterpillar and his friends

Eric Carle's picture books are so popular among playgroups and kindergartens.  We may not have befriended with all of Mr. Carle's creations, like the Mixed Up Chameleon or the Foolish Turtle; and not all of us has traveled to The Mountain that Loved a Bird; but most of us should be quite familiar with what happened to The Very Hungry Caterpillar!  (Find the complete list of book by visiting the

Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Stick Man is a wonderful story about the adventure of a stick - certianly, he's no ordinary stick, but he is mistaken to be one!  After being swept away, his adventure begins...hm...I wonder what can Stick Man be?  Perhaps a snowman's arm?  Or a boy could have pick him up and turn him into part of a slingshot!  Oh, the worst thing is to become part of the firewood...he can, then, never return to

Summer Song #2 - Puff the Magic Dragon

Not only is Puff Magic Dragon a great song, the story it tells is very touching. If you read the lyrics of Puff the Magic Dragon carefully, you can see how similiar it is to Disney's Toy Story.

Puff the Magic Dragon
*Puff, the magic dragon lived by the seaAnd frolicked in the autumn mistIn a land called Honah Lee.
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff,And brought him strings and sealing

Summer Song #1 - We are the Champion

Well, well, well~World Cup 2010 is over! Did you enjoy the game? In my eyes, there is no loser for all teams have won many matches to come this far.  They have all tried their best in every match! 
Today, summer holiday officially start. As promised, I will share with you a new song every Monday morning at 10:00a.m. for 7 weeks. I hope you will continue to discover different kinds of music during