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Growing Up with Ella Jenkins

Ella Jenkins and Children from the Mary Crane Day Care Center
Growing Up with Ella Jenkins CD artwork
Growing Up with Ella Jenkins CD artwork
Growing Up with Ella Jenkins vinyl LP artwork.
Growing Up with Ella Jenkins vinyl LP artwork
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For generations, singer-storyteller Ella Jenkins has captivated audiences young and old with her educational, engaging songs for children of many cultural backgrounds. This recording captures Ella Jenkins and children from the Mary Crane Day Care Center performing a collections of songs, chants, rhythms, rhymes, poems, dances, and games involving counting, snapping, clapping, and skipping. The majority of the songs and poetry on this recording are Ella’s own compositions, and the others are those of friends she has made in her travels. A fun, interactive collection of songs, Growing Up With Ella Jenkins is ideal for boys and girls ages 3-9. Notes and lyrics. 41 minutes.

AWARDS
2003 Early Childhood News Director's Choice Award, 2002 Parents Choice Recommended, Storytelling

Track Listing

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101
A Neighborhood Is a Friendly Place
Ella Jenkins
 02:46
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102
Greeting and Farewell Song
Ella Jenkins
 01:08
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103
Names
Ella Jenkins
 02:17
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104
I Got a Job
Ella Jenkins
 02:13
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105
I'm Changing
Ella Jenkins
 03:22
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106
Big Bigger Biggest (with children)
Ella Jenkins
 01:35
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107
Big Bigger Biggest (Guy and Ella)
Ella Jenkins
 02:26
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108
Ten Green Bottles
Ella Jenkins
 01:43
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109
Farmer Brown Had Ten Green Apples
Ella Jenkins
 02:54
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110
Show Me
Ella Jenkins
 05:02
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201
I Wonder Who's Outside My Door
Ella Jenkins
 02:14
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202
Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Ella Jenkins
 01:15
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203
A Sailor Went to Sea
Ella Jenkins
 01:38
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204
A Sea Shell Poem from My Grandpa
Ella Jenkins
 01:26
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205
Swinging in the Grapevine Swing
Ella Jenkins
 02:08
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206
Little Orphan Annie
Ella Jenkins
 01:37
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207
Inside and Outside
Ella Jenkins
 01:29
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208
Hickory Dickory Dock
Ella Jenkins
 01:32
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209
I Think Mice are Rather Nice
Ella Jenkins
 00:32
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210
Shake Hands with Friends
Ella Jenkins
 02:00

Release Info

Catalog Number(s)

SFW45032, FC 7662, FW07662, SFW CD 45032

Year(s) Released

1976, 2002

Label(s)/Collection(s)

Folkways Records, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Artist(s)

Ella Jenkins

Country(s)

United States

Genre(s)

Children's

Instrument(s)

Acoustic guitar, Banjo, Chorus, Lead vocals, Spoken word, Ukulele

Language(s)

English

Recording Era(s)

1970s

Credit(s)

Bernadelle Richter - Photographer
 Ella Jenkins - Liner Notes
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