What Parents Should Know
Parents need to know that there's very little original music
here. Except for a dance-party mix of the
Dora the Explorer theme song and a few lyrics in
Spanish, this album offers energetic, danceable versions of
songs everyone has heard a million times before: "Wheels on the
Bus," "Itsy Bitsy Spider," even the "Chicken Dance."
Families can talk about all the ways you can make a familiar
song sound different. Does adding a rock-and-roll beat and a
little Spanish vocabulary to "Wheels on the Bus" make it sound
like a new song, for example?
Featuring a collection of old musical chestnuts and a very busy synthesizer, DORA THE EXPLORER PARTY FAVORITES is the kind of CD that toddlers will adore while it drives their parents crazy. Infused with frenetic energy, busy sound effects, and just enough Spanish vocabulary to qualify as a "fiesta," these are mostly songs you've heard a million times, arranged to guarantee giggly danceability.
The highlight is 12-year-old Caitlin Sanchez, whose delivery (as the new voice of Nickelodeon's Dora) is clear, expressive, and musical. A talented young singer-actor-pianist, she has been the recipient of the Tito Puente Scholarship Award for musical excellence, and has appeared on a number of commercials and TV dramas. She takes her "Dora" role seriously here, as any trained actor would, and saves the day.
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