Album Notes

Sarah Barchas was a teacher and school librarian with Tucson Unified School District for over 30 years, using song and storytelling as key sources to motivate learning. She was also a consultant singer/storyteller in Multicultural Awareness through Storytelling and Song for three additional years. She is a singer/songwriter, rancher and publisher.

Sarah has founded High Haven Music, "a little company with big dreams." Her small independent publishing company has commitment to bring joy to children and families through song and storytelling in its sound recordings with accompanying illustrated lyrics books.

This CD evolved from her 20 years of working in a wonderful school, Hollinger Elementary School, in Tucson,
Arizona, with predominantly Spanish-speaking and bilingual students. It evolved from focus on bilingual, biliterate education to give each student pride in sense of self, culture and traditions and strength in skill in both languages with the many doors that can then be open to them for life-time learning and opportunities. Most of all, it evolved from wanting every child to feel pride in heritage and the contributions each can make now and in the future.

"Songs can create bridges and links across all ages and backgrounds, bringing people together in unique ways that can forever become part of our individuality and interweave with our life experiences. By sharing ideas, feelings, values and joy through song, we can connect with some of the best of what it means to be human."

Sarah Barchas