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De colores and other Latin-American folk songs for children, selected, arranged, and translated by José-Luis Orozco ; illustrated by Elisa Kleven

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De colores and other Latin-American folk songs for children

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selected, arranged, and translated by José-Luis Orozco ; illustrated by Elisa Kleven

Marked by Kleven's exuberant art, this bilingual collection of 27 Latin American folk songs features simple arrangements for voice, piano, and guitar as well as suggestions for group sing-alongs and musical games

Buenas días (Good morning) -- El chocolate (The chocolate) -- El barquito (The little boat) -- Al tambor (The drum song) -- Vamos al mar (Let's go to the sea) -- Los elefantes (The elephant song) -- La granja (The farm) -- La víbora de la mar (The sea serpent) -- La araña peqenaita (The eensy, weensy spider) -- Las mañanitas (Special morning song) -- La villa (The village) -- Compadre, cómpreme un coc (Compadre, buy me a coconut) -- De colores (Bright with colors) -- Los pollitos (The baby chicks) -- Las hormiguitas (The little ants) -- Sana, sana -- Un ratoncito (A little mouse) -- Cuatro camaroncitos (Four little shrimp) -- El burrito enfermo (The sick little donkey) -- Caballito blanco (My little white horse) -- La piñata (The piñata) -- Nochebuena (Christmas eve) -- Nanita, nana -- Naranja dulce (Sweet orange) -- El coquí (Coquí, the little frog) -- Paz y libertad (Peace and liberty) -- Duérmete, mi niño (Go to sleep, my baby)

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