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Children's Group, The 14-3245 Harvester Rd Burlington, ON L7N 3T7 Canada Phone: (800)757-8372 Phone: (905)831-1995 Fax: (905)831-1142 www.childrensgroup.com

We've been presenting award-winning entertainment for children for more than 15 years. From our head office in Pickering, Ontario, Canada (a Toronto-area suburb), we are dedicated to the best in entertainment and educational value for children, parents, grandparents and teachers. We are the premier company in North America presenting classical music entertainment for children through our collection of CDs, DVDs, beautifully illustrated books, live concerts and educational resources. With the addition of the This is Daniel Cook, The Bee's Knees and Robert Munsch series to our catalogue, we now expand our musical entertainment to include classic children's stories and music, too. We are proud to be a trusted source of quality entertainment products for families of young children.

Classical Kids Teaching Edition This comprehensive book-style set combines musical studies with many other subject areas and skills and is designed to move children from passive listeners to active participants in music, drama, social studies, history and other arts. The set also promotes literacy, critical thinking and communication skills. The Teaching Edition includes 9 award-winning and best-selling Classical Kids CDs plus the Beethoven Lives Upstairs and Mr. Bach Comes to Call DVDs. The set also features 3 exclusive bonus discs: - Teacher's Resources CD-ROM: includes Teacher's Notes and scripts for all 9 CDs - Slideshow DVD: hundreds of images from the times of the great composers - Music Only CD: 40 minutes of instrumental-only music from the Classical Kids CDs Price: $299.98 Length: 9 hrs, 34 min / 376 pages Age(s): Grades K-8

The World's Very Best Opera for Kids...in English! The World's Very Best Opera for Kids CD is available in a bundle with the corresponding Teacher's Guide and is ready for use in any teaching environment based on a teacher's own talents, interests or areas of study. Designed for the music specialist, generalist teacher or homeschooler, this combination provides all the tools necessary to build an exciting environment for learning. The World's Very Best Opera for Kids Teacher's Guide is designed to bring opera to life in the classroom with connections across the curriculum for music specialist or generalist teachers of grades 2-8. The Teacher's Guide includes complete lyrics, composer biographies, opera synopses, individual and group activities, suggested lesson plans, assessment and evaluation summaries, a glossary of opera and musical terms plus an opera pronunciation guide. The World's Very Best Opera for Kids Teacher's Guide was developed in consultation with world leaders in opera and education, based on the National Standards for Arts Education and is congruent with established music curriculum guidelines. Price: $32.98 Length: 72 min / 48 pages Age Group: Grades 2-8

Beethoven Lives Upstairs Classical Kids CDs are available in a bundle with corresponding Teacher's Notes and are ready for use in any teaching environment based on a teacher's own talents, interests or areas of study. Designed for the music specialist, generalist teacher or homeschooler, the Classical Kids combination provides all the tools necessary to build an exciting environment for learning. Each volume of 36-55 pages moves children from passive listeners to active participants in the creative arts, enhancing literacy, critical thinking skills and building a strong platform for learning within all subject areas. Classical Kids Teacher's Notes include more than 100 facts, activities and thought-provoking questions to move beyond music into an integrated curriculum of social studies, creative writing, math, sciences and the other arts. Classical Kids recordings have been used in classes from K-8, but are most suitable for Grades K-6. In each edition of our Teacher's Notes, activities are ranked according to recommended grade level and the corresponding standard as outlined in the U.S. National Standards for Arts Education guidelines. Price: $32.98 Length: 46 min / 36 pages Age Group: Grades K-8