Backstroke Raptor. Performed by The Story Pirates. CD. Approx.
41 min. Gimlet Media. 2019. CD: $15.00; Digital: $9.99.
Grades K - 5
This
motley crew presents 11 original and funny songs, created from stories
submitted by children ages 5 - 13. A few of the songs also include narration or
dialogue. Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame joins in on one of the
songs. The album features an eclectic mix of musical styles, including surf rock
dance, a rap set to the melody of “Pachelbel’s Canon,” folk pop, ska, R&B,
calypso, and country western. “Backstroke Raptor” tells the story of a
velociraptor who attaches a motor to a rowboat in order to leave the island he
lives on. The monster “Samantha” tells her parents that she wants to be a
human. Miranda raps about “The Wizard Who Could Just Go Poof,” whose spells
always fizzle. Grace is assigned to write a report on a wallaby in “The Great
Wallaby Adventure.” Still wet, “Cement Dude” travels to the desert in order to
dry out, with narration by a man with a Johnny Cash-like voice. “The Girl with
Superpowers” wants to be a superhero but realizes that she needs something to
defeat first. “The Person Who Could Not Spin” gets lessons in spinning from
others. Fashionista hamster Sally gets ready for work in “A Hamster’s Workday.”
Koala Barry in “Barry and the Big Climbing Tree,” wants to climb trees, but
keeps falling. “The Giraffe Didn’t Know” how to change the world but persisted
in asking various animals if they knew how. In the barn, the “Dreaming Sheep”
dream about going to school. The Story Pirates have hit another home run with
these fun and lively songs crafted from the ideas of children.
Website: www.storypirates.com
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