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Nursery children sing to save the world

Nursery children have taken to the stage to raise awareness of the effects of global warming.

The three- to five-year-olds from Academy for Kids in Friern Barnet,London, dressed as penguins and polar bears and took an audience offamily members on a fictional adventure around the world to show howhumans can prevent the ice caps from melting and help save theplanet.

Songs in the 20-minute musical included 'The Melting Song', 'One World'and 'If You're Feeling Cool, Dress Hot'. Staff used songs and a scriptwritten by Out of the Ark, a company that provides musical resources touse with young children. The story follows Eddie the Penguin as he meetsPeggy the Polar Bear and they go on a mission to educate the humans.

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