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Interesting Facts and Photos about Sharks

Category: Animal Songs- Ocean

Published: Saturday, June 12, 2010

"Let me tell you 'bout my fascination with a fish that has a bad reputation." -from our animal song "Fascinating Sharks"

                                               
Reef  WhiteTip Shark - photo courrtesy of NOAA.

Dear Fans and Friends of Birdsong.
    Whenever I write a new animal song for kids, I try to learn as much about the animal as I can. I first thought about writing a kids' song about sharks after visiting an aquarium and seeing these fascinating creatures up close. Soon after that, I was singing some of my ocean songs for kids and one of my fans, Zack Bonnin, asked me if I would write a song about sharks. So I began to gather information and fun facts about sharks and realized that there was a lot I did not know about this fish whose reputation is far more fearsome than it's bite. My song "FASCINATING SHARKS" is my musical tribute to these ancient creatures. It is one of my ocean animal songs for kids on the CD 
IF I WERE A FISH by Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders. My friend Ryan David does a great job rapping this song.   I could not fit all the things I learned about sharks into one song, so I have included a list of fun facts about sharks below, as well as some photos. 

Click here to listen to the first couple of verses of FASCINATING SHARKS to learn some interesting things about this mysterious and interesting fish. Do you want to write your own verse about sharks?  Please do! And send it to us. too. We'd love to read it. You can also watch our animal song videos about dolphins, gray whales, seals, sea lions and walruses.

-Birdsong  

More Interesting Facts about the fascinating sharks:
-There are about 350 different types of sharks, but researchers think there are other sharks that haven't been discovered yet!
-The dwarf shark is as small as your hand, while the whale shark can be as large as a school bus!
-A shark is one of the best hunters in the world. Even their little pups go out looking for food.
-A shark's hunger can be satisfied with one good meal. The meal can last a long time because a shark uses little energy to swim. Some sharks hold food in their stomachs without it being digested. If they eat a big meal, it can last three or more months!
-Sharks do not sleep the same way as humans do. They might seem as if they are sleeping but they are really just resting!
-Sharks are strong, healthy creatures. No other living thing can take better care of itself than a shark can! Like humans, sharks are at the top of the food chain.
-Sharks never get cancer! Their cartilage is used in being studied with the hope of developing anti-cancer drugs.
-Sharks have been around for more than 300 million years! They were around before dinosaurs!
-Sharks' bodies are heavier than the sea, so if they stop moving they sink. If they want to stay afloat, they must keep moving!
-Just as humans rule the land, sharks rule the sea! Many people fear sharks, because they hear stories about sharks killing and eating humans. Actually, most sharks are not dangerous!
-More people are killed by bee stings than by shark attacks.

THESE FACTS WERE FOUND AT: thinkquest.org

 MORE FUN FACTS TO COME in our next blog post. Stay tuned!

 PHOTOS:

Photo of a shark that I saw while snorkeling in a coral reef off the coast of Belize: 

    

And another of a gray reef shark:

                                                                                                                                     
photo courtesy of NOAA

Here' some links to learn more about sharks:

www.kidzone.ws/sharks/facts.htm 

www.enchantedlearning.com

/kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Great-white-shark


 

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Interesting Facts and Photos about Sharks

Category: Animal Facts and Photos

Published: Tuesday, June 08, 2010

"Let me tell you 'bout my fascination with a fish that has a bad reputation." -from our animal song "Fascinating Sharks"

                                               
Reef  WhiteTip Shark - photo courrtesy of NOAA.

Dear Fans and Friends of Birdsong.
    Whenever I write a new animal song for kids, I try to learn as much about the animal as I can. I first thought about writing a kids' song about sharks after visiting an aquarium and seeing these fascinating creatures up close. Soon after that, I was singing some of my ocean songs for kids and one of my fans, Zack Bonnin, asked me if I would write a song about sharks. So I began to gather information and fun facts about sharks and realized that there was a lot I did not know about this fish whose reputation is far more fearsome than it's bite. My song "FASCINATING SHARKS" is my musical tribute to these ancient creatures. It is one of my ocean animal songs for kids on the CD 
IF I WERE A FISH by Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders. My friend Ryan David does a great job rapping this song.   I could not fit all the things I learned about sharks into one song, so I have included a list of fun facts about sharks below, as well as some photos. 

Click here to listen to the first couple of verses of FASCINATING SHARKS to learn some interesting things about this mysterious and interesting fish. Do you want to write your own verse about sharks?  Please do! And send it to us. too. We'd love to read it. You can also watch our animal song videos about dolphins, gray whales, seals, sea lions and walruses.

-Birdsong  

Interesting Facts about the fascinating sharks:
-There are about 350 different types of sharks, but researchers think there are other sharks that haven't been discovered yet!
-The dwarf shark is as small as your hand, while the whale shark can be as large as a school bus!
-A shark is one of the best hunters in the world. Even their little pups go out looking for food.
-A shark's hunger can be satisfied with one good meal. The meal can last a long time because a shark uses little energy to swim. Some sharks hold food in their stomachs without it being digested. If they eat a big meal, it can last three or more months!
-Sharks do not sleep the same way as humans do. They might seem as if they are sleeping but they are really just resting!
-Sharks are strong, healthy creatures. No other living thing can take better care of itself than a shark can! Like humans, sharks are at the top of the food chain.
-Sharks never get cancer! Their cartilage is used in being studied with the hope of developing anti-cancer drugs.
-Sharks have been around for more than 300 million years! They were around before dinosaurs!
-Sharks' bodies are heavier than the sea, so if they stop moving they sink. If they want to stay afloat, they must keep moving!
-Just as humans rule the land, sharks rule the sea! Many people fear sharks, because they hear stories about sharks killing and eating humans. Actually, most sharks are not dangerous!
-More people are killed by bee stings than by shark attacks.

THESE FACTS WERE FOUND AT: thinkquest.org

 MORE FUN FACTS TO COME in our next blog post. Stay tuned!

 PHOTOS:

Photo of a shark that I saw while snorkeling in a coral reef off the coast of Belize: 

    

And another of a gray reef shark:

                                                                                                                                     
photo courtesy of NOAA

Here' some links to learn more about sharks:

www.kidzone.ws/sharks/facts.htm 

www.enchantedlearning.com

/kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Great-white-shark


 

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Watch our music video KEEP THE OCEAN CLEAN

Category: Animal Song Videos

Published: Friday, May 07, 2010

KEEP THE OCEAN CLEAN
by Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders

I asked my friends, the dolphins, what each of us could do
To help them survive another million years or two.
And the dolphins said:
 
Chorus
"Keep the ocean clean! That's the most important thing.
Please . . .
Pick your trash up off the beach.
Recycle 'most everything.
Find out what pollutes the sea.
And ask your friends to help keep the ocean clean.
After all, the ocean is our home," said:

(my friends the dolphins) (the fascinating sharks, oh yeah)
After the all the ocean is our home.
 
I asked the fascinating sharks what each of us could do
To help them survive another million years or two.
And the pointy snouted blue and the hammerhead too said:
"You know what to do, you know what to do.
You know what to do!" (to Chorus)
 
 
"Imagine," said the sea turtle, "That you're as hungry as can be."
 Well a plastic bag floating by looks a lot like a sea jelly."
(And sea turtles love sea jellies!)
"But swallowing a plastic bag would be the end of me.
 So please keep all kinds  of plastic out of the sea."
 
"Keep it clean, please!"   
 
Final Chorus
"Keep the ocean clean! That's the most important thing.
Please . . .
Pick your trash up off the beach.
Recycle 'most everything.
Find out what pollutes the sea.
And ask your friends to help keep the ocean clean,
After all, the ocean is our home,"
said the hungry sea turtles.
 
"After the all the ocean is our home," said the whales and
 the fish and the sea otter and the tide pool creatures.                    
 
"After all, the ocean is our home,"
said the seals and
the sea lions and the walruses and Oxford the Octopus.  
 
"After all, the ocean  is our home.
After all, the ocean is our home."

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Kelp Forest Coloring Book!

Category: Coloring/Activity Pages

Published: Wednesday, April 21, 2010

 

Hi Everyone!
   We now have a  Kelp Forest Coloring Book on our website, courtesy of
Coast Cartoon Studio. CLICK HERE to go to our website for a free download
of these fun, educational coloring  pages.

Below are some fun facts about the amazing kelp forest:  

Did you know that the Kelp Forest forms one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world? Biologically diverse means that there are many and different kinds of animals and plants that live there. Kelp has often been called an underwater rainforest because it is a big source of nutrition and shelter for as many animals or more as a rainforest. Isn't this a beautiful photo of a kelp forest? It was taken by Stef Maruch.

Made of a seaweed called Giant Kelp, these underwater forests provide food and shelter to seals, sea lions, sea otters, sea horses, fish, algae, octopus and other marine invertebrates around the world. Kelp forests play an important role in the health of our oceans; and they also release large amounts of oxygen into the air we breathe. Growing in cool to cold waters, giant kelp forests have a capacity for some of the most remarkable growth rates in the plant kingdom, sometimes  growing as much as 300 feet in a single year.  That means it is one of the longest and fastest growing plants in the world.

The top layer of the kelp forest is called the canopy and the bottom part is called the holdfast. The holdfast is where each individual strand of kelp attaches itself to the ocean floor. You can learn more about the different parts of the kelp forest on the Missouri Botanical Garden website. You can also see a variety of kelp photos on the National Geographic website.

I found a really cool kids' video about Megan and Ian's adventure in the Kelp Forest on the PBS Dragon Fly TV website. Check it out!

Did you know that kelp is used in some of the foods we eat? These foods include ice cream, candy bars, jelly.and salad dressing. It is also used in some toothpastes. Kelp has a gel that helps to thicken these products.

 I first learned  about kelp when I visited both the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA. There I saw  a huge kelp forest swaying back and forth in the ocean. That's what inspired me to write the kids' song "Kelp Forest Dancing" as my musical tribute to these beautiful ocean forests. "Kelp Forest Dancing"  is included the CD IF I WERE A FISH and Other Ocean Songs for Kids by Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders. Here are the lyrics to my song:

  KELP FOREST DANCING  

Have you ever seen a forest dancing
Like a kelp forest dances in the sea?
Dancing to the rhythm of the ocean
A fancy dancing forest of seaweed.

Chorus
Slow dancing, swaying to the rhythm
Hold fast to the bottom, and reach for the sun.
Slow kelp  dancing, swaying to the rhythm
Hold fast to the bottom, and reach for the sun.

Well, kelp is a kind of seaweed
That holds onto a rock on the ocean floor 
And grows fast  toward the sunlight.
Whipping back and forth to the ocean's roar.  (to Chorus)

    
Well a kelp forest is a habitat
 For fish and snails, worms and crabs
 And so many other creatures of the sea.
 Find food and shelter in the kelp community of diversity.

Have you ever seen a forest dancing
Like a kelp forest dances in the sea?
Dancing to the rhythm of the ocean
A fancy dancing forest of seaweed.  (to Chorus)


So that's what I have to share for now about the kelp forest.The ocean is such a beautiful place. I think it will inspire me to sing ocean animal (and plant) songs for kids for a very long time.

- Birdsong

 

 

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Listen to our Little Pocket Mouse song-in-progress

Category: Animal Songs

Published: Saturday, April 10, 2010

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO OUR "LITTLE POCKET MOUSE" SONG- IN- PROGRESS



 

 

 

 

 

 



 Litttle Pocket Mouse © B. Moose Peterson/WRP

Dear Friends,

At last!  Here is our new animal song for kids 
entitled  "Little Pocket Mouse." Whenever I write an new
animal song, I first learn as much as I can about the animal.  
Click here to learn some facts about this cute little rodent.
  
The lyrics (words) to the song are below. As you can see,
the Little Pocket Mouse is a hero in this song! 

-Birdsong

 

LITTLE POCKET MOUSE
words by Birdsong and Dr. Marcie
music by Birdsong


I'm small and furry, watch me scurry!
It's the middle of the night and I'm in a hurry
To gather seeds I like to eat.
And store those seeds inside my cheeks.
I'm a little pocket mouse.

And when the sun begins to rise,
I find my tunnel and I crawl inside.
And there I hide the food I found
And rest all day 'til the sun goes down.
I'm a little pocket mouse.

CHORUS:

Pocket mouse, oh where's your house?
It's underground where I cannot be found.
Oh no, no, no!  (no, no)
I'm a mouse who likes my privacy,
So it came as a surprise to me
To learn I was  hero in the rodent family!

 It started in 1972
On a spaceship that went around moon.
Of all the animals smart and strong
Who did the astronauts take along?
It was the Little Pocket Mouse!

With lots of food in their big cheek pockets,
Five little mice boarded that rocket
Didn't know much about outer space,
but they were glad to help the human race
That little pocket mouse!

CHORUS:

Pocket mouse, oh where's your house?
It's underground where I cannot be found.
Oh no, no, no!  (no, no)
I'm a mouse who likes my privacy,
So it came as a surprise to me
To learn I was  hero in the rodent family!


Thirty years after orbiting the moon,
The Little Pocket Mouse was back in the news.
Because of a plan to build a road
Through a California  park that was the home
of the little pocket mouse


SPOKEN:

"Wait a minute!" (said one Little  Pacific Pocket mouse).
"You can't build a freeway right through my house.
It would certainly cause quite a shock
To all of us mice who live in this park.

There's no other place for us to go
Where the grass and seeds we need to live grow.
And besides, we're endangered and very rare.
A freeway through our house?  Oh no, you would not dare!

Don't you remember how we helped the human race
by traveling with astronauts thru  outer space?
So won't you please now pay us the favor back
and help us protect our habitat?"

Soon thousands of people listened to that mouse
And they stopped the plan to put a road through its house
Hurray, hurray, guess who saved the day
and made that freeway go away?
The little Pocket Mouse!


CHORUS:

Pocket mouse, oh where's your house?
It's underground where I cannot be found.
Oh no, no, no!  (no, no)
I'm a mouse who likes my privacy,
So it came as a surprise to me
To learn I was  hero in the rodent family!


There's a moral to  this story you see
That there's lots of Eco-Wonder Heroes like me
So try not to judge a bug or a rat,
'Cause they might be helpful as a matter of fact
Like little pocket mouse!

We are not just bothersome pests.
We're some of mother nature's very best
And each of us has a role to play
And one of us may even save the day
Like the little pocket mouse!



diagram from NASA website

 

                                                                  

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     (Pacific Pocket Mouse Photo: mhanus.cts.com/ ramonimals/ramonimals.htm)

Posted by: havannah star
Friday, April 16, 2010 @ 7:51:43 PM

i looooooooooooove this song!!! sooooooo cute!! good job marcie playing the mousie!!! and cheryl for writing this terrific song!! please put me on your email list so i can share all your stuff with my sisters. thank you.!!!

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Lyrics to the Little Pocket Mouse song. Music will be coming soon!

Category: Animal Songs

Published: Friday, March 26, 2010



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Litttle Pocket Mouse © B. Moose Peterson/WRP

Dear Friends,

    As you know, I am writing a new animal song for kids
about the endangered Little Pocket Mouse. Whenever I write an new
animal song, I first learn as much as I can about the animal.  
Click here to learn some facts about this rare and endangered rodent.
  
 
I have finished the lyrics (words) to the song since my last blog post.
You can read them below. As you can see, the Little Pocket Mouse is
a hero in my song. I look forward to recording the song soon and adding
it to my collection of animal songs for kids. I can't wait for you to hear it.
STAY TUNED!
-Birdsong

 

LITTLE POCKET MOUSE
words by Birdsong (with help from Dr. Marcie)


I'm small and furry, watch me scurry!
It's the middle of the night and I'm in a hurry
To gather seeds I like to eat.
And store those seeds inside my cheeks.
I'm a little pocket mouse.

And when the sun begins to rise,
I find my tunnel and I crawl inside.
And there I hide the food I found
And rest all day 'til the sun goes down.
I'm a little pocket mouse.

CHORUS:

Pocket mouse, oh where's your house?
It's underground where I cannot be found.
Oh no, no, no!  (no, no)
I'm a mouse who likes my privacy,
So it came as a surprise to me
To learn I was  hero in the rodent family!

 It started in 1972
On a spaceship that went around moon.
Of all the animals smart and strong
Who did the astronauts take along?
It was the Little Pocket Mouse!

With lots of food in their big cheek pockets,
Five little mice boarded that rocket
Didn't know much about outer space,
but they were glad to help the human race
That little pocket mouse!

CHORUS:

Pocket mouse, oh where's your house?
It's underground where I cannot be found.
Oh no, no, no!  (no, no)
I'm a mouse who likes my privacy,
So it came as a surprise to me
To learn I was  hero in the rodent family!


Thirty years after orbiting the moon,
The Little Pocket Mouse was back in the news.
Because of a plan to build a road
Through a California  park that was the home
of the little pocket mouse


SPOKEN:

"Wait a minute!" (said one Little  Pocket mouse).
"You can't build a freeway right through my house.
It would certainly cause quite a shock
To all of us mice who live in this park.

There's no other place for us to go
Where the grass and seeds we need to live grow.
And besides, we're endangered and very rare.
A freeway through our house?  Oh no, you would not dare!

Don't you remember how we helped the human race
by traveling with astronauts thru  outer space?
So won't you please now pay us the favor back
and help us protect our habitat?"

Soon thousands of people listened to that mouse
And they stopped the plan to put a road through its house
Hurray, hurray, guess who saved the day
and made that freeway go away?
The little Pocket Mouse!


CHORUS:

Pocket mouse, oh where's your house?
It's underground where I cannot be found.
Oh no, no, no!  (no, no)
I'm a mouse who likes my privacy,
So it came as a surprise to me
To learn I was  hero in the rodent family!


There's a moral to  this story you see
That there's lots of Eco-Wonder Heroes like me
So try not to judge a bug or a rat,
'Cause they might be helpful as a matter of fact
Like little pocket mouse!

We are not just bothersome pests.
We're some of mother nature's very best
And each of us has a role to play
And one of us may even save the day
Like the little pocket mouse!



diagram from NASA website

 

                                                                  

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My Little Pocket Mouse song is coming along!

Category: Animal Songs

Published: Thursday, March 11, 2010



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Litttle Pocket Mouse © B. Moose Peterson/WRP

Dear Friends,

    As you know, I am currently writing a new animal song for kids
about The Little Pocket Mouse. Whenever I write an new animal song,
I first learn as much as I can about the animal.  Click here to learn some
facts about this rare and endangered rodent.
   I have added some new
verses to the song since my last blog post. As you will see, I am focusing
on the ways in which the Little Pocket Mouse became a hero.
I look forward to adding the finished song  to my collection
of animal songs for kids.

Here's what I've written so far:

I'm small and furry, watch me scurry!
It's the middle of the night and I'm in a hurry
To gather seeds I like to eat.
And store those seeds inside my cheeks.
I'm a little pocket mouse.

And when the sun begins to rise,
I find my tunnel and I crawl inside.
To hide the food that I have found
And rest all day 'til the sun goes down.
I'm a little pocket mouse.

 
"Pocket mouse

Oh, where's your house?"

"It's underground

Where I can not be found.

Oh no, no, no.

I'm a mouse who likes my privacy,

So it came as a surprise to me


To learn I was a hero of the rodent family!"


It started in 1972
On a spaceship that went around moon
Of all the animals smart and strong
Who did the astronauts bring along?
They chose the Little Pocket Mouse!

With lots of seeds in their big cheek pockets,
Five little mice got aboard that rocket
Didn't know much about outer space,
but they were glad to help the human race
Oh that little pocket mouse!


diagram from NASA website

 

                                                                  

As I mentioned in my last blog post, I first learned about the Little Pocket Mouse when I went on a hike in San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente, California. There I learned that the Pacific Pocket Mouse was a hero of sorts, because it's endangered status is one of the key things that kept a new toll road from being built right through its habitat in San Onofre State Beach. When an animal has been declared endangered, wildlife protection laws usually also protect their habitat, and it very difficult to get approval to build on that habitat or put a road through it. San Onofre is a very beautiful park and many people believe that the Little Pacific Pocket Mouse saved this park from being nearly destroyed! Stay tuned to find out how I tell this part of the hero story in my song!

-Birdsong (of Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

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I am writing a new song about the Little Pocket Mouse

Category: Animal Songs

Published: Friday, February 26, 2010


Little Pocket Mouse © B. Moose Peterson/WRP

 
Dear Friends,

    The above photo is of a Little Pocket Mouse.  I am currently writing a new animal song for kids about this very cute and rare rodent. The Pacific Pocket Mouse, a subspecies of the Little Pocket Mouse, is on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is classified as an endangered animal in California. This coastal-dweller dropped in number as houses overtook its habitat. For about 20 years it was assumed to be extinct, but a single population of fewer than 40 mice was discovered in 1993. Pacific Pocket Mice are actually one of the most endangered species in the entire North American continent, and interesting because they are also one of the smallest rodent species in the world.

    I first learned about the Little Pocket Mouse when I went on a hike in San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente, California. There I learned that the Pacific Pocket Mouse was a hero of sorts, because it's endangered status is one of the key things that kept a new toll road from being built right through its habitat in San Onofre State Beach. When an animal has been declared endangered, wildlife protection laws usually also protect their habitat, and it very difficult to get approval to build on that habitat or put a road through it. San Onofre is a very beautiful park and many people believe that the Little Pacific Pocket Mouse saved this park from being nearly destroyed!

    Whenever I write an new animal song for kids, I first learn as much as I can about the animal. Here are some of the facts I've learned about the Little Pocket Mouse:

--The little pocket mouse is, indeed, a small mouse. Total length is about 4 inches to 6 inches (110-151 mm) and their tail length is just over 2 to 3  inches (53-86 mm). They each weigh about 1/4 ounce.

--They are soft-furred and their colors vary. Their upper body is grayish yellow or light brown, interspersed with black hairs that vary from paler to darker, depending on the color of soil they live in. Their underparts are pale brown, brownish, or white. Their tail is uniformly pale brownish. They have 2 small white patches at base of ears.

-- They live in the ground, and burrow deeper into the soil to escape extremes of heat or cold. These tiny mice mostly eat seeds, some insects, grass, and leaves, though they are so small that they cannot maintain their energy unless they eat constantly while they are active. They store their extra food in fur-lined external cheek pouches.

 
--When a baby Pocket Mouse is born, it will generally be about one inch long, and will weigh about an ounce. The mother, who can be fertile for 40 days, will usually give birth to one litter a year, with an average of three to seven babies per litter. Births normally take place from April through July. The mice live about 3 to 5 years, depending upon the balance of available food and predator activity.

I am still writing my Little Pocket Mouse song and look forward to adding it to my collection of animal songs for kids. Here's a verse I've written so far:

"Pocket mouse

Oh, where's your house?

It's underground

Where I can not be found

Oh no, no, no.

Stay tuned for the rest of the song in a future blog.

-Birdsong (of Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders )

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Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders Go To Belize: Coral Reefs, Fish and Eco-Wonder Kids

Category: Eco-Wonder Kids Videos

Published: Friday, February 12, 2010

Dear Friends,

If I were a fish, I think I would be very happy living in the coral reefs off the coast of Belize. You can see Belize on a map in this video. It's a small county in Central America and a neighbor of Mexico. It faces the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean and is the home to the second largest barrier coral reef in the world. It is a pretty great place for a fish to live. I know this, but not because I'm a fish. You see, I'm Birdsong (of Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders), I write animal songs for kids, and I visited those coral reefs not too long ago. There were so many different colors and kinds of coral which means lots of nutritious food for fish. And the coral reefs also had places for fish to hide, just in case a hungry shark came by looking for its dinner.

Yes i am sure that, if i were a fish, i would feel very lucky to live in Belize. Not only because of the beautiful coral reefs, but also because of the children of Belize who are taking good care of the ocean. We met some of these children when Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders visited the RC School in San Pedro. You can check out San Pedro on the map in this video. It's on the Ambergris Caye, off the mainland of Belize.

 We went to the RC School to sing our ocean animal songs for  the students. During our visit, Dr. Marcie and I discovered that these children really care about ocean animals and they know quite a few things about how to protect them. So we asked the students of the RC school to make some suggestions about how kids all over the world could protect the ocean and the animals and plants that live there. You can hear what they had to say in this video.

After they gave us some good ideas about how to protect the ocean, we all sang and danced to our animal song "If I Were A Fish."  We also sang lots of other songs from our CD "IF I WERE A FISH and Other Ocean Songs for Kids."  We had a great time that afternoon and I'm glad to know that there are children in the beautiful country of Belize who are caring for the ocean. I think the fish are glad too.

Singing our ocean animal songs at the RC School made me want to write more ocean animal songs for kids. There are so many beautiful and interesting ocean animals to write about. What is your favorite ocean animal? Perhaps your favorite animal will inspire another new song to add to my collection of animal songs for kids. In the meantime, I'm thinking about writing a song about plankton, an important food source for just about everything in the ocean. But first i need to learn more about it. Stay tuned!

While you're here on our blog, you can watch more Eco-Wonder Kids music videos to see what other children are doing to care for the earth. Or watch our ocean animal songs videos about sea turtles, gray whales, pinnipeds and dolphins.  HAVE FUN!

Sincerely,

Birdsong

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Eco-Wonder Hero - Amara- Cleans up the beach

Category: Eco-Wonder Kids Videos

Published: Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Eco-Wonder Hero - Amara - Cleaning up the beach. from Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders on Vimeo.

In this video, Birdsong interviews Amara (age 4) about the ways that she and her family are helping to keep the ocean clean. We think Amara is an "Eco-Wonder Hero" because everyday, in small ways, she is making a difference in our world.  She makes a difference by picking up trash from the beach and doing other things that help keep the water, soil and air clean. These things include recycling, using reusable grocery bags and carpooling.  Amara explains to Birdsong why these actions are important and inspires others to join her in caring for the Earth. Each of us, like Amara, can make a difference everyday in the things that we do and the words that we say. 

Also in this video, Birdsong and Amara sing "The Most Incredible Songs," a kids' song about humpback whales from "IF I WERE A FISH and Other Ocean Songs for Kids" by Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders. If you like this video, check out our other Eco-Wonder Kids videos on this blog. To watch them, click here. You can also watch your favorite Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders animal song videos for kids on our blog. ENJOY!

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