Audio Books & CD’s by Jenni Cargill
Award Winning Children's CD | Audio samples| TDK Award Winner | Reviews | Buy Now
Wonder Tales of Earth and Sea
WARNING: This CD will ignite your child’s
imagination and cause them to listen to it over and over instead of watching
TV!Winner of the National Library of Australia’s Special Award
For children 4-9 years
Entertain the kids in the car, before bed, school holidays
- Any Time! You might even enjoy listening yourself!
The art of the bard or storyteller is very much alive and well with this sparkling
collection of tales and songs. Weaving together traditional, modernised and
original stories, to captivate the imaginations of children and their grownups,
tale weaver and singer Jenni Cargill will take you to worlds full of wonder
and adventure.
The recording is beautifully produced by multi-talented musician and composer
Ian Blake, who plays no less than eight acoustic instruments- from lyre to
ukulele, from banjo to shakuhachi. Ian has been involved in over 20 albums
for children.
Listen to some samples of the stories
Buy your copy of this award winning Australian CD now!
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Listen to samples from the CD
- Molly Whuppie (6.68MB)
- Sa Sa No Ha (2.04MB)
- Gowondo (2.91MB)
- Long long long (1.91MB)
- Goldenheart (2.95MB)
- TheTortoise and the Hare (1.02MB)
- Dee See Nee Senang (1.48MB)
Reviews of "Wonder Tales of Earth and Sea"
"Jenni creates magical and luring stories for young children. From the
first moment of jaunty flute music to "come do it with me" sound
effects, noises and Jenni's fine singing voice, this CD weaves world stories
that
even children listening at home will join in participating. With the longest
tale being just over 13 minutes, these tales are short enough to keep the
attention of even the youngest listeners. Jenni's original tale of
"Goldenheart" is one of the most listened to and requested stories
on our site."
Sean Buvala, Storyteller.net Reviews (America’s
second largest story website)
"Jenni Cargill combines song and story on this global compilation of
mythological folk tales. Originally released in 1999, Cargill has re-released
this award winning album for 2006. (Goldenheart, track 5, was voted one of
the top 5 stories by America’s Storyteller Net in 2005.) But all the
stories and songs here make for good listening.
"From Japan to Scotland, Australia to Indonesia, Jenni interactively relays tales of creatures and people. These are empowering fables that will capture children’s imagination and teach them one or two of life’s lessons along the way. Each of these folk tales is timed out perfectly, not too long or too short, so kids won’t lose interest or concentration, and the stories are interspersed with songs and music. An eclectic range of folk instruments is featured on the album; the haunting tin whistle, lyre, Chinese flute, as well as banjo, ukulele and chalumeau-(a seventeenth century precursor to the clarinet.) It’s great to hear the raw acoustic sounds of these traditional instruments.
"The songs featured here are ‘participation songs’ encouraging
children to join in with sound effects such as thigh slaps and burps, and
the Japanese, Chinese and Indonesian folksongs come with lyrics and translations
printed inside the CD cover, encouraging children to memorise them. The oral
tradition has its roots in all cultures, and Aboriginal dreamtime stories
feature here too, along with stories from the Celtic and Asian oral traditions.
There’s something here for every Australian! These tales cover a range
of themes and moods, and Jenni is an enthusiastic speaker with a delicate
and passionate singing voice. Jenni’s stories are empathetic to her
characters and will encourage children to think of others, and to value their
families and friends. Keep an ear out- Jenni will be touring the schools this
year.
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Review by Cassy Cochrane for Brisbane’s Child
magazine "Wonder Tales of Earth and Sea" CD 4 stars
“Like the bright cover and the animated Jenni Cargill in person, all
tracks of this CD sparkle with vitality. The eight stories and songs will
hold the attention of young children very effectively. They have obviously
been thoughtfully selected, arranged and presented in collaboration with musician/producer
Ian Blake. The duration of tracks, the range of countries of origin, themes
and moods, together with varied presentations all invite children’s
strong engagement.
“…every story is interspersed with a much shorter song, enticing
more active participation. There are sounds to make (eg slapping thighs and
burps) simple bouncy lyrics to learn in three languages besides English (varieties
of Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian- reproduced usefully on the cover for
the parent/teacher) and to respond to: diverse instrumental music (eight acoustic
instruments including of course the chalemeau!) and sound effects - all carefully
placed and spaced.
“A superb addition to the range of CD’s produced by Australian
storytellers.”
Review by Graham Ross - Director National Storytelling
Festival 1999 for SA
Storytelling magazine and “Trad and Now” Folk Music Magazine
Buyer Feedback
Wonder Tales of Earth and Sea is one of the best childrens' CD's on the market
and well deserving of the ‘99 audio book award. Beautiful world music
enhances accomplished storytelling. Jenni Cargill knows her audience and has
selected an engaging array of stories. My (then) 3 years old's daily ritual
of listening to Molly Whuppie (Track 1) was a treat and we regularly clapped
and knee-slapped in time to Long Long Long. I have bought over ten discs over
the past two years as gifts for other lucky kids. It is an engaging, entertaining,
high quality production.”
Kimberley Davenport, mother
I think Jenni Cargill is a wonderful story teller. Exciting things always
happen in her stories and she has an imagination like no one else. She is
a great influence on a kid’s imagination.
Lucy Serrett, (10 years old)
When I first heard the CD of Jenni Cargill’s, with my children one
night at bedtime, I was thrilled to experience the masterful choreography
of each story. A visual landscape is created through the words and tone of
each story and I noticed my children, and I, were hanging on each word. They
now have their favourite stories from Jenni as I am sure many others do.
Genevieve Serrett, mother.
“Our kids asked if they could ‘watch Molly Whuppie’. They
obviously imagine the story so vividly they feel they are watching, not just
listening!”
Jacquelyn Atkins, Mother and Soundhealing therapist
“Wonder Tales” retained the interest of my son for years longer
than any of his other spoken word CD’s.”
Anna Watson, mother.