Narrator, equal voices choir, la Fée excentrique / Ella (a crazy fairy, who passes by, running, singing and snapping fingers) -talking characters : Clarisse (10 years old girl, innocent and very kind), la Tortue, le Héron, la Cigale, le Renard, le Loup -non speaking characters : la Fourmi, la Grenouille, le Rat de ville, le Rat des champs. / Voix Et Ensemble

Preface by Carol Barratt. Here's a great new collection of showtunes, folk songs, children's songs and pop songs, carefully chosen to bring fun and musical variety to the primary school classroom. Some will be familiar, some will be brand new surprises, and some will be half-forgotten favourites from the past now given a new lease of life. All songs are arranged for easy piano and the piano parts can also be heard on the two accompanying music CDs. Lyrics are printed out for every song but are also available as free downloadable pdfs for easy projection for multiple printing. Includes teachers notes. Let's get our schoolchildren singing again with The National Songbook! / Chant Et Piano