All Together Now

Isatou Ceesay: Queen of Recycling

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Jerejef (Jerr-uh-JEFF), thank you, Isatou Ceesay, for being a climate hero by fighting plastic pollution! Let’s take a few steps back and meet this amazing woman. Isatou (pronounced Ay Sa Tou) Ceesay is from N’jau, a village in the Gambia, the smallest country within mainland Africa. From a young age, Isatou used her creativity to solve problems.

La zorra y el gato

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Este cuento se llama La Zorra y El Gato, un cuento folclórico Ucraniano seleccionado por Robert Nisbet y publicado por Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk-Tales en 1894. Está es una adaptación y grabación de LibraryCall. En un bosque tupido en el Este de Europa, en un país ahora conocido como Ucrania, érase una vez vivía una pequeña zorra roja. Cerca de la zorra vivía un hombre con un gato llamado Señor Pelos. El gato en sus tiempos fue muy bueno en su trabajo de atrapar ratones que entraban a la casa o al jardín, pero ahora estaba viejo y un medio ciego.

Winnie-the-Pooh and the North Pole Adventure

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The story you are about to hear is called Winnie-the-Pooh and the North Pole Adventure, written by A.A. Milne and read by Madeline Walton-Hadlock. This story comes from Milne’s first Winnie-the-Pooh collection , published in 1926. This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. [chime and intro music] One fine day, Winnie-the-Pooh stumped up to the top of the Forest to see if his friend Christopher Robin was feeling interested in Bears. At breakfast that morning (a simple meal of marmalade spread lightly over a honeycomb or two) he had suddenly thought of a new song.

Un viaje en el campo

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Este cuento se llama Un viaje en el campo: de la ciudad a la naturaleza, escrito por Lauren Kratz Prushko. Esta es una grabación de LibraryCall. Dominic, Sonia y Zareena son los mejores amigos y se llaman a sí mismos “La Brigada Municipal”. (city noise sound effect) “Me encanta ese nombre, La Brigada Municipal. Es fácil de recordar!” dijo Zareena. “Si, somos un súper grupo de amigos que sabe todo lo que hay que saber de las aventuras en la ciudad.

Los vecinos: Julián y Leilani en la naturaleza

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Este cuento se llama Los vecinos: Julián y Leilani en la naturaleza, escrito por Lauren Kratz Prushko. Esta es una grabación de LibraryCall. En dos casitas en dos pequeñas colinas, Dos mejores amigos, Julián y Leilani, abrieron sus puertas, Apagaron las luces, Salieron afuera, Y cerraron sus puertas. Luego, subieron la colina. Bajaron la colina. Subieron la colina. Bajaron la colina. Subieron la colina. Bajaron la colina. Y se encontraron en el medio. "Hola, Julián", dijo Leilani.

A Camping Trip: From City to Nature

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Dominic, Sonia, and Zareena are three best friends that call themselves The City Squad. (city noise sound effect).“I like that name for us, The City Squad. It's catchy!" said Zareena. "Yeah, we're a group of friends who know everything there is to know about having adventures in a big city. But this summer, we’re going on our first camping trip!," laughed Sonia. "That's why we need to stick together,” said Dominic nervously.

Winnie-the-Pooh y la cola de Ígor

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Este cuento se llama Winnie the Pooh y la cola de Ígor escrito por A.A. Milne. Esta es una adaptación y grabación de LibraryCall. En un rincón del bosque, Ígor, el viejo burro gris, estaba solo pensando en cosas. A veces pensaba con tristeza para sí mismo: "¿Por qué?" y a veces pensaba: "¿Cuándo?" y otras veces pensaba: "¿Cuál?", y luego no sabía muy bien en qué estaba pensando. Entonces, cuando apareció Winnie the Pooh, Ígor se alegró de dejar de pensar por un momento para decirle: "¿Cómo estás?" de una manera sombría. "Bien.

The Fox and the Cat: a Ukrainian Folk Tale

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This story is called The Fox and the Cat, a traditional Ukrainian folk tale collected by Robert Nisbet Bain and published in Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk-Tales in 1894. This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. In a dense forest in Eastern Europe, in a country now known as Ukraine, there once lived a small red fox. Near the fox lived a man with a house cat named Mr. Shaggy Matthew. The cat had once been very good at his job of catching mice in the house and in the garden, but he was now old and partially blind. The man no longer found the cat useful, so one day, he led Mr.

Papa Bois: Protector of the Forest

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(Caribbean music steel pan music plays) Papa Bois was traveling through the forests of Trinidad in the Caribbean islands. Papa Bois' beard of leaves rustled against his face as he walked amongst the trees with his goat-like feet. He is known as the Ancient One and never met anyone like himself, but that was okay because he felt no difference between himself and all the living things in the world. Papa Bois was very old and had seen many things in the past, but he was also large, strong, and muscular. Sometimes he would change in different forms when needed.

The Neighbors: Julian and Leilani Out in Nature

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This story is called The Neighbors: Julian and Leilani Out in Nature by Lauren Kratz Prushko. This is a LibraryCall recording. In two tiny houses on two little hills two best friends, Julian and Leilani opened their doors, (opening door sound) they clicked off their lights, they stepped outside, and they closed their doors. Then, they went up the hill. They went down the hill. They went up the hill. They went down the hill. They went up the hill. They went down the hill. And they met in the middle. "Hello, hello, Julian," said Leilani. "Hello, hello Leilani," said Julian.