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Music & production: Stephane Husar Lyrics : Himiko Negishi-Wood, Stephane Husar

Voices: Himiko Negishi Keishi Abe Wakana Asai, Phoebe Holdenson Kimura Yutaro Sakai

Graphic Design: Jeanne-Marie Monpeurt, Rob Young Cover Illustration : Mark Sofilas

Welcome

to the fun world

of ABC MELODY!

that introduce children to the Japanese language and culture through

music and pictures It's as easy as ABC:

Each song is presented with the lyrics in Kana (Japanese characters),

in Romaji (Romanised characters) and with an illustrated vocabulary

list so that children can easily identify the theme of the song and learn

elements of the language straight away English translations of the

songs are included at the end of the booklet

Music styles are varied and introduce children to rhythm and movement

Instrumental versions are included on the CD for fun karaoke sessions

at home or in the car And parents can learn too !

Have fun!

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English Translations of Songs Changes into red Changes into blue Today's weather is sunny And then cloudy Grand mother, grand mother

On Friday Changes into white Tomorrow's weather will

1 -AIUEO RAP Hands, shoulder, face 5 - WHAT DO YOU UKE ? Changes into black be rainy and ••• ? Grand mother, grand mother

Ka I{i Ku Ke Ko La la la la la la First we start with Pink puppy She does Karate!

Sa Shi Su Se So Hands, shoulder, face Animals ••• My chameleon "Woof woof", pink puppy! Grand Father, grand father

Ta Chi Tsu Te To Do you like cats? The colour of his tummy Green pig On Saturday

Na Ni Nu Ne No Arms, knees, legs Yeah, they're cute, changes "Oink oink", green pig! Grand Father, grand father

Ha Hi Fu (Hu) He Ho Arms, knees, legs aren't they? My chameleon Yellow sheep He dances!

Ma Mi Mu Me Mo La la la la la la Do you like dogs? The colour changes "Baah baah", yellow sheep! CHORUS

Ya Yu Yo Arms, knees, legs Yeah, they're cute, Black calf

Ra Ri Ru Re Ro aren't they? CHORUS "Moo moo", black calf! And the cat, and the cat?

Wa 0 N Head, hair Do you like elephants? Changes into yellow On Sunday

Wa 0 N Head, hair Yeah, they're cute, Changes into green CHORUS The cat, the cat

La la la la la la aren't they? Changes into brown Red rabbit Has a nap!

2 - RED, aWE, YEu.oW Head, hair Do you like horses? Changes into purple ("rabbit jumping

9 - LET'S GO TO JAPAN !

Red tomato Yeah, they're cute, in Japanese"),

Blue sky Stomach, bottom aren't they? My chameleon red rabbit! Let's go to Japan

Black spider Stomach, bottom

CHORUS The colour of his back Blue duck

Let's go by plane White snow La la la la la la changes "Quack quack", blue duck! Let's go and watch sumo

Stomach, bottom What do you like? My chameleon Pink frog Let's eat sushi!

Yellow banana What do you like? The colour changes "Ribbit ribbit", pink frog!

Pink pig 4 - 1, 2, 3, I Ii ke cats, I Ii ke cats Blue godzilla Let's go to Hawaii

Green capsicum/green LET'S DANCE! What do you like? CHORUS ("Godzil/a call Let's go by ship

pepper Put your hands forward! What do you like? Changes into pink in Japanese"), Let's go and watch the sea

Brown lion Put your hands up ! I like cats Changes into orange blue godzilla ! Let's eat bananas!

Grey rat Put your hands forward! I don't like snakes! Changes into grey

CHORUS Put your hands down! Changes into light blue 8 - WHAT 00 YOU DO ?

Orange mandarin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ! Food is next ••• Mother, mother Spring holiday

Purple grapes Do you like peaches? Changes into red On Monday Where will you go ? Red apple Walk, walk! Yeah, they're delicious, Where's the chameleon? Mother, mother Summer holiday

Blue sea Forward! aren't they? Changes into blue She plays tennis! What will you do ?

Backward Do you like sushi? Where's the chameleon? Father, father Spring holiday Black crow 1,2,3 ! Yeah, they're delicious, Changes into white On Tuesday Where will you go ? White sheep Turn around, turn around aren't they? Where's the chameleon? Father, father Summer holiday

Yellow lemon Jump, jump! Do you like lollies ? Changes into black He cooks! What will you do ?

Pink flamingo Yeah, they're delicious, Where's the chameleon?

Let's go to France CHORUS aren't they? Changes into yellow CHORUS

Green melon 1,2,3 everyone! Do you like chocolate? Where's the chameleon? What do you do ? Let's go by car

Brown gorilla Let's dance together! Yeah, it's delicious, isn't it ? Changes into green Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Let's go and see Mona lisa Grey koala 1,2,3 everyone! Where's the chameleon? What do you do ? Let's eat bread!

Orange carrot Let's dance together! CHORUS Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Let's go to Italy

Purple eggplant 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ! Hello, hello! 7 - STRANGE ANIMALS Sunday Let's go by train

What do you like? Red rat Let's go and watch soccer

3 - EYES, EARS, NOSE Walk, walk! What do you like? ("rat call in Japanese"), Sister, sister Let's eat pizza!

Eyes, ears, nose Forward! Hello, hello! red rat! On Wednesday

Eyes, ears, nose Backward Green chick Sister, sister CHORUS

La la la la la la 1,2,3 ! 6 - MY CHAMELEON "Peep peep", green chick! On Thursday Autumn holiday

Eyes, ears, nose Turn around, turn around My chameleon Yellow kitten She has a date Where will you go ?

Jump, jump! The colour of his head "Meow meow", yellow Brother, brother Winter holiday Mouth, neck, finger

CHORUS changes kitten! On Thursday

What will you do ? Mouth, neck, finger My chameleon White fox Brother, brother Autumn holiday

La la la la la la Come on, let's dance! The colour changes ("fox call in Japanese"), He cleans up ! Where will you go ? Mouth, neck, finger white fox! Winter holiday

Hands, shoulder, face CHORUS CHORUS CHORUS What will you do?

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SING & LEARN

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A new and unique concept that introduces children to languages and cultures through songs, making learning fun:

L.si:en i:o i:he sonas Look ai: i:he p.ci:ures D.scoyer new words Dance and s.na n Japanese'

Developed by ABC MELODY, an innovative publisher specialising in early childhood, SING & LEARN JAPANESE entertains and enables children to sing and learn at their own pace whilst having fun, at home or in the car

THEMES: The Alphabet Numbers Colours • Food • Days of the week

• Seasons • Countries • Parts of the body • The family • Animals

SONGS : (AIUEO Rappu - Rap Alphabet) • SfJ), S

13, \-:, (Aka, ao, kiiro - Red, blue, yellow) • (/), Jj.Jj., litd: (Me, mimi, hana - Eyes, ears, nose) • 13 c.' t) * l t J::? ! (Ichi, ni, san, odorimashoo !

- 1,2,3, let's dance!) • ? (Nani ga suki ? - What do you like?)

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(Hen na doobutsu - Strange animals) • l t*"tfJ)? (Nani 0

shimasu ka ? - What are you doing ?) • I;:::: l;J:fu I;:::: \ * l t J::? ! (Nihon niikimashoo - Let's go to Japan!)

INSIDE THIS BOOK & CD :

• 24-page Booklet with illustrated vocabulary

• Texts of the songs (Kana and Romaji)

with English translations

• Music CD with 9 original songs (53 min)

• Introduction to fun music styles:

Salsa, Pop, Jazz, Reggae

• Singers and children from Japan

• Instrumental versions : Sing to the music and create new songs !

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