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5.0 out of 5 stars
A truly innovative way to enjoy Sesame Street from around the world, Dec 3 2008
By Robert C. Ross - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sesame Street Playground (Audio CD)
Sesame Street has been around for almost 40 years and airs in 120 countries. This is a wonderful sampling of songs and videos from the local Sesame shows: two songs from the U.S. and eleven others from Brazil, France, China, India, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, Palestine, Russia, South Africa and Tanzania. Each country brings their own characters, cultures, and themes to their own shows, although all are based in part on the originals. There are also five very good music videos.
Putumayo founder Dan Storper. "What could be a better way to help children become global citizens than to introduce them to other countries through their favorite Sesame Street characters?" Well, there are other ways, but this one is certainly effective.
Putumayo maintains a very generous Web site that has the liner notes, extracts from the songs and videos from the DVD. One of the nicest features are the texts of the songs both in the local language and in English; for example:
Dutch (original language)
Sesamstraat
Sesamstraat
Sesamstraat
Laat je speelgoed staan
Schuif gezellig aan
Voor Sesamstraat
Voor Sesamstraat
English
Sesamstraat,
Sesamstraat,
Sesamstraat...
Join in and leave your toys behind
For Sesamstraat... for Sesamstraat!
Just copying in the words makes the song come alive. This is an excellent CD to share with kids, or for an OF like me, to enjoy all on my own. Delightful. :)
Robert C. Ross 2008
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Wonderful Romp, Oct 7 2008
By M. Cusanelli "miccus" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sesame Street Playground (Audio CD)
You have never seen or heard Sesame Street like this. This CD/DVD combo is a must for anyone who grew up with Sesame Street or currently has a child that loves it.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A music CD with bonus DVD of melodies from Sesame Street productions worldwide, Nov 16 2008
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sesame Street Playground (Audio CD)
Multi-region encoded and suitable for viewers of all ages, Sesame Street Playground: Songs and Videos from Around the World is a music CD with bonus DVD of melodies from Sesame Street productions worldwide. Featuring thirteen songs from Brazil, France, China, India, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, Palestine, Russia, South Africa, and Tanzania as well as two from the U.S., Sesame Street Playground is sure to foster tolerance and appreciation of different cultures. Highly recommended, especially for public library children's music collections. The video DVD playlist consists of "Galli Galli Sim Sim - Show Open" (India), "Ricas Frutas" (Mexico), "En Den Dino" (Israel), "Pollution Song" (South Africa), and "The Song of Caretakers" (Russia).