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Angela's Bio
A ngela Russ-Ayon,
owner of AbridgeClub.com and
Russ InVision Company, is a nationally recognized, award-winning
singer-songwriter, children's book author, trainer, keynote speaker,
performer, and producer of interactive & educational children’s
media. Her specialty is engaging young children in interactive song and
dance using fine & gross motor activities that promote imaginative play and bridge
educational gaps. During production, she works closely with colleagues and
professionals in the field of child development and physical activity. The
time she spends in front of children either performing, participating in
city programs, in preschools and in school districts gives her the perfect
hands-on testing grounds for her music prior to production.
Angela has presented her music
and movement concepts for state & national childcare, child care food
program, preschool, gymnastic, and
teacher’s associations. Her goal is to boost the level of creativity for
educators working with young children. Using a PowerPoint style lecture,
with an infusion of 6-8 activities, she has dazzled attendees at NAEYC - National Association for the
Education of Young Children, State AEYCs, State Food Programs, CTA - California Teachers Association, NHSA -
National Head Start, Early Head Start, First 5, Child Care Agencies, USA Gymnastics, and at many other educational
conferences. Angela presents independently, as
well as, on behalf of school suppliers, and is recognized by school districts for the educational
and bi-lingual value of her songs.
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"We Eat Food That's
Fresh,"
won the
2010 Benjamin Franklin
Award™ in the
Children's Book &
Audio Book Set category. Named in
honor of America's most cherished
publisher/printer, the Benjamin Franklin
Awards™. The Independent Book Publishers
Association (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin
Award for excellence in book publishing
is regarded as one of the highest national
honors for small and independent publishers. Publications, grouped by genre,
are judged on editorial and design merit by
top practitioners in each field. The
Benjamin Franklin 2010 Awards™ presentation
ceremony was at the Roosevelt Hotel, New
York, NY on May 24, 2010.
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Angela has authored two children's picture books
that promote healthy living for families with young children. "We Love the Company," illustrated by
Irina Mirskaya, is about the importance of using proper table manners when dining with family and friends.
2009
Moonbeam Silver Award winner, "We Eat Food
That's Fresh," illustrated by Cathy June, focuses on the many
attempts made by a whimsical chef to get children to try a new
fruit or veggie. Both 32-page picture books were released
in 2009 by
OurRainbow Press. |
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The
Produce for Better Health Foundation (National 5-a-Day, More
Matters, team) commissioned Angela to produce entertainment for
young children that promoted healthy eating and physical
activity. The “Smart Fruit & Veggie Songs” music CD for young
children, “The Fruit & Veggie Race” nutrition board game (for
ages 3 and up), the "Fruits and Veggies Makin' Faces" - Card
Game, and the "We Eat Food That's Fresh" picture book for young
children all appear in the PBH "More Matters" catalog, and are
available online and through the www.5aDay.org, or
fruitsandvegetablesmorematters.org,
catalog. |
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Angela consulted and
exclusively produced music for the "Feel the Love. Feel the Power. Enjoy
Physical Activity Breaks," DVD funded by Kaiser
Permanente.
The motivational songs in this DVD
encourage everyone to eat more nutritious foods, grow foods in
the garden, eat together as a family, drink tap water, watch
less TV, breastfeed, and take breaks together to get physically
active. The DVD encourages everyone to take 2-3 minute physical
activity breaks several times a day. AbridgeClub.com
distributes the title on WIC's
behalf. |
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Angela has consulted on,
and produced music for, the Telly Award Finalist video/DVD
production of "Have Fun and Be Active" for First 5, WIC,
and Head Start. The DVD is designed to encourage families with young
children to keep active. Over 50,000 have been distributed to health service
agencies and families nationwide. AbridgeClub.com is the sole distributor of the title on WIC's
behalf. |
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In early 2007, the
Louisiana Office of Public Health supplied 25,000 "Have Fun
and Be Active" DVDs to WIC families at the STATE level. The initiative was
for their fight against childhood obesity entitled, "Fit Kids. Healthy
Kids." In the
summer of 2008, Angela was called upon again to produce music
for a WIC DVD that will focus on WORK WELLNESS. The DVD
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Selections of Angela's music are also being used in the
National Head Start Bureau's
"I am Moving. I am Learning"
(IMIL)
active children campaign, which is designed to prevent childhood
obesity by improving the quality and quantity of exercise in the
classroom and encouraging daily wise nutrition choices.
IMIL was created in
response to regional and national trends toward childhood
obesity. The project was designed to fit within the Head Start
Performance Standards and the Head Start Child Outcomes
Framework through enhancements, chosen by the individual Head
Start program, to current teaching practices by providing more
focused guidance on quality movement, gross and fine motor
development, and child nutrition.
Additionally, IMIL goes beyond
the classroom teaching practices to enhance the approach family
service workers take with Head Start families in the area of
movement and nutrition, as well as, in the approach Head Start
health staff takes in working with children and their families. IMIL uses a train-the-trainer model with directors and their
management teams attending a 2½ day training events throughout
2007 and 2008. |
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Angela is a voting member of The Recording
Academy®. Her music has been featured in publications such as
Early Childhood Today, Early Childhood News, School News,
and
Los Angeles Magazine. Her titles are represented by school
suppliers such as CM School Supply, Kaplan Early Learning,
School Specialty, and
Sportime. She has received awards from ChildrensMusic.org, the
Parents’ Choice Foundation, the National Association of Parent
Publications (NAPPA), and Early Childhood Today’s Directors’
Choice. |
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Angela is a member of SCBWI,
Society of
Children's Book Writers and Illustrators,
a professional
organization dedicated to serving the people who write,
illustrate, or share a vital interest in children's literature.
SCBWI is one of the largest existing organizations for writers
and illustrators. It is the only professional organization
specifically for those individuals working in the fields of
children’s literature, magazines, film, television, and
multimedia. |
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Angela is a member of
NAWBO. The
National Association
of Women Business Owners
is the unified voice of America's more than
10 million women-owned businesses
representing the fastest growing segment of
the economy. NAWBO is the only dues-based
organization representing the interests of
all women entrepreneurs across all
industries; and boasts over 7000 members and
80 chapters across the country.
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Angela's
music is offered by The Colorful Way. WAY programs
have been designed as multidisciplinary education programs that
emphasize physical activity, nutrition, and wellness while
meeting national and state educational standards. |
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"Caterpillar Conga" from the
"Bugsters Tunes and Tales" CD was chosen by Fisher Price®
in the fall of 2006 to be featured in the on-air commercial that launched their
Kid-Tough FP3™ Player. The Kid-Tough FP3™ Player is a real digital
player designed to be used and dropped by preschoolers, and is the first of
its kind. Parents can also
download "Bugsters" songs and stories onto the player from the Fisher-Price®
FP3 Song & Story Online Store. |
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'Smart & Tasty 1" is featured in the new
"Music & Movement: Nutrition in Action" curriculum which
includes eight lessons that are packed full of fun activities.
It is a brilliant introduction of music, movement, and nutrition
education that is tailored to excite and stimulate children's
movement through music and incorporate healthy eating and
physical activity into their daily lives.
http://nutritioninaction.org
Each lesson incorporates a story, physical activity, music,
and a seated activity into the nutrition education session.
Snack suggestions, additional learning activities, and a
parent handout with recipes are included with each lesson!
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The
majority of the music being used in the 2-million dollar University of
Tennessee "Team PLAY (Positive Lifestyles for Active Youngsters)”
initiative comes from AbridgeClub.com titles. The grant is funded by the
State for a 5-year clinical trial that began mid-January of 2007 and focuses
on improving nutrition and physical activity behaviors in families. |
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Angela Russ received a
2009 Best of Long Beach Award in the
Audio-Visual Program Production category from the U.S. Commerce
Association (USCA), WASHINGTON D.C., June 8, 2009.
The
USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes
outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year,
the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved
exceptional marketing success in their local community and
business category. These are local companies that enhance the
positive image of small business through service to their
customers and community. |
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"Smart & Tasty 1" was
selected by the Pennsylvania Public Library system to companion a
book entitled, "Up, Down, Around" for the 2008 world-wide "One Book"
project. "One Book" projects are
community-wide reading programs that were initiated by the Library of Congress's
Washington Center for the Book in 1998. |
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