One of my most favoritist bands ever is They Might Be Giants. When I was in High School we had a couple of their albums, Flood and Apollo 18. I loved them. They were kooky. Which, ironically, is why a lot of people find their songs similar to nails on a chalkboard.
But guess what? They make kids music! Yes, yes they do! A lot of the songs they write are perfectly fine for younger children, and they even have a few albums out specifically for kids!
I have known this for a while. I just wasn't sharing.
But recently, at the library, I found a CD called "Here Comes Science" and it also has a DVD with videos for all the songs. The boys already love "The Elements" and "My Brother The Ape." The funny thing is, I've become enamored with science again. It's not like I hate science, but I usually find it cold and difficult and complicated. These songs touch every part of science, from biology to astronomy, chemistry to physics. Even scientific theory. And they are all, as far as I know, accurate. (Except that one song about the sun. They've added a short song after that one explaining how they were wrong, and new evidence has been discovered.)
Anyway, it makes me happy, and might be a good gift for any youngster.
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